Okay so I know it's bad when I am getting requests for me to update my blog because let's be honest, it's not like that many people read this. Anywho, why is December so completely insane?!! I can't believe I haven't even been able to blog about Thanksgiving. The problem is that Thanksgiving was so much fun, but we hosted my Parents, both my sisters, my sister's kids and boyfriend, and my Grandma and after they left it took a few days to recover and then all of a sudden it was December and all the craziness had already began. So here is the way overdue Thanksgiving post....
A couple days before all the fam arrived we got our first snowfall of the year! Considering last year it snowed for about 1 second and my kids were really dissappointed, this was a happy suprise eventhoug it didn't really stop for awhile. Rylynn and Carter woke up and went out to play first thing that morning. They love snow!
Beckett was a big helper getting the house cleaned up for the guests:)
Like I said, it kept snowing! This was the next day and the kids loved sledding in the backyard. Even Beckett got a turn!
Have you ever seen a happier kid?
Unfortunately the snow and freezing temperatures complicated the travel plans. My parents, Grandma, and little sister were stuck in the SLC airport for hours but they finally made it safe and sound. I LOVE this picture! This was the first morning when the kids got to play with Nana and Papa. Papa was so cute with little Beckett.
And Abby was so good with little Ollie:) She pretty much adopted him during the visit and literally tried to steal him. As you can see he was quite comfortable with her. That's how you know he really likes you, when he sits on your face:)
The day after they got here we got to go to Rylynn's kindergarten and see her little Thanksgiving program. The kids sang 5 songs and they were really cute. Then the last song was the chicken dance and we were all supposed to participate. Nothing like getting the family together to do the chicken dance!
I loved the little Turkey hats they made for the performance.
The next day the women madly prepared food all day long. The boys were in charge of keeping the kids happy so of course Garrett and my Dad decided to do the funnest and scariest thing possible. They hooked up the sled to the minivan and drove around the neighborhood in the snow storm.
The kids could NOT stop giggling. They seriously had smiles plastered on their faces the entire time. I personally almost had a heart attack, but oh well.
After the sledding adventure Aunt Abby kept the kids happy by baking and decorating sugar cookies with them.
Daddy just ate them:)
The kids had so much fun frosting with all different colors and sprinkles.
We didn't have many fall themed cookie-cutters so Abby just cut little turkeys and leaves out by hand!
We waited until Friday to have our Thanksgiving so my big sister and her kids could come up from Portland. They had a really scary and icy drive but they finally made it and we ate some stinking amazing food.
This picture is lame. I don't know why I didn't get a picture of everybody together, but it was probably because I was too focused on getting some food. I am a Monson after all:) In true Monson fashion we cooked for 2 straight days and the food was amazing. We had frogeye salad, cranberry pomegranite salad, homemade rolls, the best turkey I have ever had(Giada's recipe and her stuffing), mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, bacon brussel sprouts, green beans, swiss broccoli, pineapple yams, triple berry pie, dutch apple, pie and carmel pecan pumpkin cheesecake. Seriously we are a bit obsessed with food.
After dinner the kids played in the snow and built these tiny snowmen while the adults rested. Then we had our annual talent show which I only got video of and then had our annual candle passing ceremony where each person says what they are thankful for. It was an awesome day! It was so much fun to be with so much of my family. I have never had a big enough house in the past to host a big holiday and it was so much fun. I did get a little insight into the stress placed on the hostess, but when I finally just accepted that my house was going to be trashed I was able to just relax and have fun.
This boy loved his Thanksgiving dinner! The day after our Thanksgiving day, Papa took everyone to see "Tangled". This was the first time Rylynn or Carter had ever been to a movie in the theaters and they were so enthralled! Can I just say that I LOVED Tangled and that for the first time in years Disney lived up to the glory days of Little Mermaid. I seriously can't wait to buy it! Carter was a huge fan of the popcorn:)
That night we had leftovers and the kids built little graham cracker gingerbread houses. They had lots of fun and made an enormous mess.
Nana helping out the girls
This little guy just ate the candy and was a big fan of the evenings activity! Thank you to my wonderful family for coming and spending Thanksgiving with us. We had so much fun!
