Our Turkey Day........

Thanksgiving was full of yummy food, family, & of course the kids had to play ball outside too.  It was a great time but it really made me miss my side of the family & really realize that we won't see them AGAIN this year for Christmas.  Before I married Lance there were Christmas' that I missed & I was OK with it (I guess) but now that the boys are here I really hate that they don't get their Christmas with their Grams, Puddy & Aunt Mammie.......... 

Colton meeting his 2nd cousin Peyton; they are only 2 weeks apart & Colton is twice her size.

Brayden stayed outside most of the afternoon playing ball with the big kids; he thinks he is their size!  He did a great job running after them & even throwing the ball a few times.  

I know this is really late but as I said before I am behind & just trying to play catch up.  I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was as good as ours was!!

; Happy Thanksgiving ;

From our family to you & yours.............Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving........

My parents left on Tuesday (11/23) so Wednesday it was back to reality & trying to get the house back in order.  I am normally a clean freak but I have been worse about things with this pregnancy & am even worse when we have people coming over & we do this Sunday since we are hosting a couple's baby shower for our dear friends Meghan & Justin.........so needless to say I am & have been in a cleaning frenzy!

Anyway, Wednesday I cleaned & did a ton of laundry & the Thursday was Thanksgiving & we again ate way too much food!  We packed up that morning & headed to Lance's Aunt Joie's house for the holiday.  Almost the whole family was there for Thanksgiving this year & that means A LOT of people; Just look at the family photo that was taken (& there are still a few missing)!

Brayden had a blast; we got there early enough so that he could eat & then nap there & he woke up in an amazing mood.  I was afraid that he would be a bit stand offish with the amount of people there but he walked around like he owned the place.  He found his 2nd cousin (I think) & they played for the longest time.  The were first fighting over the toy stroller but they soon came to a compromise & B just pushed her around.  Honestly she is cuter than any baby doll he could have put in there!!

The big kids turned on the karaoke machine which meant B had to dance until he couldn't dance anymore........

But he still never lost sight of his long lost cousin, Isabella........... 

The day was fun & it was so nice to see all of the family but it was so nice to get home & rest; if you can call sitting down with the Black Friday ads & planning my Friday of shopping relaxing.  Shopping was a great success & I feel like I got a lot done but this sums up how I felt at about 2pm since I was up at 2:45am!

I left the house to go to Kohl's & Walmart before little butt was even up & then B's JuJu came over at 7 & we shopped for the rest of the day.........he was quite the trooper that day!!

The Holcomb Family Visit - Part Two

We woke up Sunday (11/21) morning & because we wouldn't see Puddy, Grams & Aunt Mammie until May 2011 we decided to do Brayden's Christmas from them.  It really didn't go as I thought it would; I though that B would at least be interested in the wrapping paper but he wasn't............all he wanted to do is stand on each & every box that Lance pulled out from under our downstairs tree.  It was alot fun & he loved everything that he got; looking back I wish we would have had Mom & Dad open the presents with him & I am really sad that we didn't get more photos of them all together!

My dad & I are always the first ones up in the house; I really enjoy our morning coffee time!  Brayden didn't know what was in store him that day.........

Saying good morning to all 4 dogs! 

Waiting patiently for everyone else to get up.............mommy wasn't as patient!!

Brayden wanted to try my Dad's Mountain Dew..........unfortunately he loved it but I promise we didn't give him anymore that day!!

So we decided to go out back & play for a while......... 

Daddy finally got up (it was still early; like 7:30........I had just woken up at 3 that morning so I was impatient) 

Brayden helped Puddy move his truck so that the boy could all go get breakfast........fast food biscuits; does it get any better??  We were already going to eat a Thanksgiving feast so why not throw in a fattening breakfast too?? 

After breakfast it was present time & this is all Brayden wanted to do............. 

We were all done opening so B gave Gram, Puddy & Aunt Mammie a round of applause as a thank you & then everything had to be put together.

I think that this might be Brayden's favorite toy............his first set of golf clubs!!

After presents & while the turkey cooked Lance & my dad went to the garage to play darts; why they didn't move my truck is beyond me!

We cooked the turkey in my Christmas present...........it was the best & juiciest turkey I think I have ever had.

The Feast

After eating & cleaning up Lance & Aunt Mammie took a nap so Brayden, Grams, Puddy &  I went out front to work off some of the many calories that we just ate...........

We just chilled & played for the rest of the afternoon & evening; we of course watched football & Brayden tried to see how far he could push his daddy............

Lance saying "no" to Brayden & Brayden clapping to get Lance to smile..........

It was a wonderfully long day but we had so much fun & ate way to much.............I miss my family so much already & wish they were still here!!  We love you guys!!!!