I am so Thankful...

...for this BEAUTIFUL Family!

 and these adorable kids...

 Happy Thanksgiving!

Our traditional Thanksgiving dinner was hosted at my mom's house - and it was fantastic as usual.  We are a pretty lucky family to have such amazing cooks - all the women can COOK!

And with the weather being so nice it made for a fun afternoon enjoying drinks and hanging out with the family - which I love so much!

 especially Uncle Steve...

 Eli didn't nap very well and was very crabby when he first woke up, so Uncle Steve went to great measures to get Mr. Eli to smile...which we eventually got after several weird, "What the hell are you doing" looks...

 Of course the men all took their naps in front of the TV watching football...

 Thanksgiving is definitely one of my favorite holidays.  There is no agenda to the day - you just gather the family together, eat, drink and relax.  It is so simple and so great.

Although Mimi definitely needs to bring her famous cereal mix next year for snacks while we play cards - then I will be very thankful.

On Friday, we celebrated Thanksgiving with Matt's family.  Which again was nice...

Especially since we all have kids so close in age, and it is SO fun to watch them all play and grow up together. 

Very thankful for the BIG families that surround us and all the love!

Now on to Christmas since the music is already playing...

Thanksgiving 2009

Happy Thanksgiving! I LOVE this time of year - the Holiday season! Everyone is in a good mood, time off from work, GREAT food and lots of time with Family and Friends. We had a GREAT Thanksgiving sharing our day between the two families. Matt had to work during the day, but Thankfully since he works in Louisville and we have Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's he was able to stop by and have dinner #1 with us. I LIVE for the Thanksgiving dinner - my mom, Mimi and my aunts are wonderful cooks, so the food is amazing. We ate lots of food and then Ashtyn ran around with her cousins before we had to head to the next party.

That evening we went to the Trujillo's and enjoyed another Thanksgiving dinner and then had dessert while watching the AWESOME Broncos game - we were all so happy to see them finally win again! Ashtyn ran around again keeping herself very busy, but then right about 9 O'clock she just laid down on the floor and was out - it was so cute! We definitely ate way to much food but enjoyed every minute getting to see all the people we love so much and are so THANKFUL to have apart of our lives!

The rest of the weekend was busy as well - decorating the house, visiting more family friends, and eating more leftovers - Needless to say Ashtyn was very tired today and took a long nap and went to bed early - I think she was worn out from all the fun. Now its time to enjoy the next couple weeks getting ready for Christmas - which Ashtyn is already loving it with all the lights, pretty ornaments and the Christmas Tree - which she constantly likes to shake the branches - I really hope it doesn't fall over before Christmas... Happy Holidays!