Well, we sure have a lot to be thankful for!! We are so blessed to have each other, a
loving family, great friends, our health, a roof over our heads, running water
we can drink from the tap, heat/air conditioning, food to eat, money to pay our
bills and most of all a God that watches over us! We try to pass this thankfulness on to our
children daily by thanking God every night for something. Sometimes they get it, but many times we have
to remind them that there are more important things to be thankful for than
their toys. The very fact that we can
see, hear and taste is awesome!
Grandma Peggy came for a visit and the kids were out of school all week, so they had lots of grandma time. We didn’t plan much because every fun place around here is packed with people on school breaks. Ainsley and Reggie still had gymnastics and swimming, so grandma got to experience our crazy Mondays and Wednesdays. They made a trip to Walmart, so Reggie could get an early birthday present. He got a Lego set that took him a couple hours to put together (he was complaining that his fingers hurt when he was done. He has been obsessed with Ninjago these days.
Grandma Peggy came for a visit and the kids were out of school all week, so they had lots of grandma time. We didn’t plan much because every fun place around here is packed with people on school breaks. Ainsley and Reggie still had gymnastics and swimming, so grandma got to experience our crazy Mondays and Wednesdays. They made a trip to Walmart, so Reggie could get an early birthday present. He got a Lego set that took him a couple hours to put together (he was complaining that his fingers hurt when he was done. He has been obsessed with Ninjago these days.
Painting nails:
Playing in the leaves:
We also checked out the new Paragon Outlet mall in Pleasanton. They have lots of great stores, but not thrift store prices, so I don’t think I’ll be hanging out there much! That night we went to Uncle Yu’s to celebrate Reggie’s birthday dinner. They have the best Chinese food and we were all stuffed when we left, although we managed to get a cookie at Nestle :o).
Peggy started cooking early, so the deserts were made on Wed. and then just the turkey and fixins on Thursday. We got a Butterball turkey and it was awesome!!! So juicy that it spilled over while we were out on our bike ride. It was a beautiful, sunny day and almost 70 degrees, so we rode bikes to the park and hung out for awhile. When we got back, we played a new game….Apples to Apples, junior. It was a great game, but definitely not for younger than 6 unless they can read well. Grandma showed them how to play Yahtzee in the morning, so it was a day filled with fun and games. That night Peggy and I went to Walmart for some Black Friday goodies. It wasn’t that busy and we got everything we wanted and were out the door in 10 minutes!!! I was very thankful she was there because there’s no way I could have done it by myself.
Reggie made the crescent rolls all by himself...he was motivated because he loves them!
It was quite a feat to take this picture. I was turned around while riding my bike!
Getting Reggie up in the tree was quite comical...he's not a fan of heights:
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