Thanksgiving Recap

I am quite aware that Thanksgiving was already a little while ago and I know I am a little far behind.  

I'm hoping to catch up here now.  

We went to my sister's house for Thanksgiving this year and ended up leaving Tuesday afternoon in order to beat the winter storm that was headed our direction.  So we packed 4 adults, one toddler and one dog into our car (along with a turkey, a roaster, a laptop, an air mattress and a few other things...you get the picture) and headed out on the 5 + hour trip.  We made it there without running into any bad weather 

and had a lot of fun while we were there.  

My parents got each of our families a Wii this year and so the boys (little and big) enjoyed playing each day, we made gingerbread houses, played outside, painted, played games and did a whole lot of eating!  

It wouldn't be a Thanksgiving if you didn't eat a lot, right?  

Here are few pictures from the weekend. 

All three on laptops! :)

Other updates -
* Jason and I went to Fargo the weekend before Thanksgiving to see Bill Engvale, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy.  We had a blast and laughed so hard our cheeks hurt.  Hayden got to have a sleepover at my friend Jann's and he had a blast too.  I'm told they stayed up way too late and he didn't want to come home with us when we went to pick him up!  We are blessed with great friends!
* I have joined a Book Club.  It is through our library.  I try to take Hayden to the library at least every other week and they had signs up.  We had our first meeting last week and we read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.  It was very good.  I am looking forward to our next meeting already. Now that I am at home full time I figured I better do something that would be social as well as stimulate my mind.  I love to read but don't really go outside my comfort zone when reading, so I think this will be a nice change. 
*Jason's cousin Tania passed away the Sunday after Thanksgiving after a long hard battle of fighting Huntington Disease.  She was a beautiful woman inside and out and will be missed by so many. 
*Hayden got to visit Santa this past weekend.  He didn't want to sit with him at first but came around and finally did.  He asked him for a soccer ball, which he has been wanting for a long time.  Glad he didn't ask for something that is impossible to find and really expensive! :) 
*This weekend I will be traveling to St. Cloud/Albertville to do finish up Christmas shopping.  Jason and Hayden will be going to the farm and celebrating Christmas with the Enger side.