Thanksgiving 2015

Thanksgiving was so much fun this year!  We hosted Erik's brother, his wife, and their kids, along with Erik's mom!  We had the best time just being together since we don't see each other much.  I am super thankful that they drove up and back safely and were willing to make such a long drive!  I will forever remember the great shows the kids put together, complete with dimming lights and costumes.  I'll never forget our card games (and how Karlie and I kicked Erik and Brandon's butts in Hand and Foot!)!  Following with tradition, Karlie and I made a big Thanksgiving meal!  We enjoyed it on Wednesday since Erik had to work on Thanksgiving Day.

Decorating the Thanksgiving table!

Our Thanksgiving meal!!!  Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, sweet potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, rolls, and pie.  YUM!!!

After our Thanksgiving meal, we ventured down to the park to play!

After we finish at the park, we went shopping at the mall!  There was a big carrosell at in the mall, lit up and right as we walked in.  The kids begged to ride it and how could we say no to such cuties?!!  

Thanksgiving Day was very lazy!  We woke up with waffles and bacon for breakfast as we watched the Thanksgiving Day parade.  Then we bundled the kiddos up and sent them outside to play!

Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with sweet cousins

Introducing our southern cousins to Minnesota snow!!

We spent some time cutting some shoes for kids in Uganda.  It felt good to do something for someone else, especially on Thanksgiving when we were feeling so blessed.

We made snow ice cream with the fresh snow that had been falling all day!!

As I have been going through and pasting pictures here, I realize how many pictures I should have taken and I didn't.  Many good memories were made and I hope that even though I don't have the pictures I should have, we'll always remember and treasure our time together.  The last night our Oklahoma family is in town, we ended our time together with a Christmas light show.  It was the type of show where you drove through with your radio tuned to a specific station.  The lights dance and blinked to the music!!  SO FUN!!  It was a great ending to Thanksgiving and a great welcome to Christmas!