Thanksgiving Scenes

[Headed out for the drive to my homeland, trying to beat the snow storm]

[Making Pies, the Grandkids' Oreo Turkeys, and Feasting]

[Grandma's homemade gingerbread houses for all the grandkids to smother in candy]

[The ladies making chocolates on Chocolate Making Day]

[The serene 8 inches of snow that kept the kids thoroughly entertained all weekend!]

Not pictured:

The night all my sisters and I and our spouses

stayed up way too late 

playing our own version of the newlywed game.

The tears were rolling from so much laughter!

I love that we could all be home together for Thanksgiving.

Kick-Off to Christmas!

Our 5th Year of doing our fun 

"Kick-off to Christmas" Weekend!

We stay in a hotel,

eat out WAY too much,

and browse our favorite stores for Christmas List ideas.

This year,

we also went to a hilarious dinner theater,

for their Christmas show,

and we all LOVED doing that!

When we got home that evening,

we then all worked to rake and bag our leaves in the yard,

and working together as a cheerful team,

was the perfect ending!

I LOVE being a part of this Family!