Thanksgiving Week

This year was a snowy trek to get to Grandpa & Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. It started snowing around Zig-Zag and didn't stop. We had already planned on meeting them for dinner at Applebee's in Redmond, so we stuck with our plan. We didn't get there until 7pm and there was a good foot and a half on the ground. Our van did so well in the snow and the kids had their movie players in the back so thankfully, there wasn't too much grumbling with the extra-long drive. At one point they started watching "Frozen" and switched the language to Spanish which made it new and really funny to listen to!

Our first full day there was my birthday and it was fun to have some beautiful, snow-covered scenery to take in and enjoy during our down time. The kids had fun playing outside for a short time, but it was below freezing, so they got cold quickly. Caleb was the first one outside and played by himself for about an hour, he had a great time! Joel and I got out for a walk all by ourselves, it was so pretty and "still" --I like how the snow creates "stillness".

 

We all had fun playing Wii games.

 Thanksgiving dinner was simple and scrumptious! 

 

The day after Thanksgiving, the weather was still below freezing and covered with snow, but Joel and I ventured out for some Black Friday shopping together. Really, it was just fun to get out for a little time just the two of us. We didn't really have an agenda or plan, so we were relaxed, took our time and just enjoyed the time out.