Thanksgiving Weekend and Other Random Pictures

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. I am definitely not looking forward to going back to school tomorrow but only 18 more school days and then another long break. I love this time of year but things at school are not very productive. I love the excitement and the energy. I love the parties and time with family. I love that the kids are so excited and happy. I feel like I have much to do to be ready butmy goal is to stress as little as possible and enjoy every minute.

Here are my cute girls with their matching dresses. Preslee almost made it through all of church today but only because she slept until nearly 9:00. They were all tired this morning after a long weekend of fun.

Yesterday we visited my Grandma Maxine. The kids had a blast running on her deck and out in her driveway. For some reason they had a lot of energy to release. You can see their red noses and cheeks from the cold. My grandma lives up on the hill in Richmond and has the best views of the valley. She also has a great wrap around deck that the kids love. It is always fun to visit grandma.

I put the tree up and the kids had it decorated in no time at all. I had to do a little rearranging but they did a pretty good job. Jason got the lights up on the house too. It feels a lot like Christmas here now but I am glad we don't have as much snow as last year at this time. I do hope that Beaver Mountain opens soon. Max and Klein are excited to ski. We went to the Beaver Mountain office to get our passes and Ted and Marge were so cute with the kids. I love Beaver Mountain and don't think I will ever ski any where else. The best part of our tree are the season passes that we hang up from each year.

Here is one of the very few pictures I took on Thanksgiving day. We ate at my parents and it was wonderful. My mom put all the girls at one table and the boys at the other. Jason did all the dishes when we were done eating to solidify his position as the favorite son in law.

Here are just a few pictures of the snow from the past two weekends. Klein is wearing her snow clothes from last year. She has grown so much! I am still hunting down some clothes for Preslee. She is determined to do what the big kids are doing no matter what. She was fascinated with the snow and did not wan to be left out.

Jason and I celebrated our 11th Anniversary on November 17. We spent the following Saturday night at Little America. We did a lot of shopping in two days. It is always nice to get away. I am married to an amazing man and I love him more than anything. I can't believe it has already been 11 years. Time hurries by too quickly.