What a fun filled Thanksgiving weekend!

We just had such a fun weekend. We had Thanksgiving at my Parents house this year. My sister from Colorado came in to visit, and it was so much fun for my kids to be able to play with their cousins. They really love seeing their cousins from out of state. Dinner was awesome. My Mom is a great cook, and the turkey was so moist and Delicious. We also had my favorite sweet potatoes. They are so terribly unhealthy that I'll only eat them once a year on thanksgiving, but they totally melt in your mouth, they are a dream. I found myself salivating just thinking about it right before we ate. I had gone for a 4 mile run in the mountains that morning so I was starving for Thanksgiving dinner.

After dinner we all stayed and visited for awhile. We always love to just stay up and talk for hours with my family. Then of course we had to get out the ads. I'm a black Friday shop-aholic.

I love getting the deals. We needed a new camcorder. Our old one had broke, and poor little Benjamin hasn't had any baby video taken of himself since his birth. I had done my homework, and knew which one I wanted. It was on sale at Best Buy for 69$ off. They open at 5:00am. I decided that I wasn't going to stand in the cold for hours, so I got to the store five minutes before they opened. There was a line that stretched around the entire building. I was doubtful that I'd end up getting one. They usually don't carry very many of the door busters, but I decided to still stay and see. I actually got the last one on the shelf. I was totally excited! Then I went to Joann's for a new Christmas tree, and then target for some toys. At target I wanted to get a remote control car for Kirk, but they had been long gone for quite awhile. As I was walking out of the store I spotted one randomly sitting to the side, like someone had changed their mind and just set it down. I snatched it up, and bought it. I was really excited about that. It's such fun when you get a good deal like that!

Then Friday we went to SLC to see the christmas lights with my sister and her family. We decided to ride trax down. Our kids have never been on trax before, and they we really excited to try it out. It worked out really well, we were able to sit and visit on the way down, and the kids got to spend some extra time with their cousins as well. We really enjoyed seeing the lights, and the afterwards got some dinner. It was a really fun day!

Then Saturday I took Kate to see Ballet West Nutcracker. We went with all of the girls. My sister in law Shauntel and her daughter Alexandra, and my sister Kristen and her daughter Caroline. Kate loved it! All of the girls were able to pick out an ornament. Kate picked a ballerina one. She has named her Clara. (By the way if anybody knows of a good ceramic glue clara's arm as broken off, and needs reaparing).

Then that night we went to Dan's parents to decorate gingerbread houses. That is a family tradition that we do every year. It's been alot of fun.

So as you can see our weekend was chuck full of fabulous memories. It's time to get back to reality now, I've got some laundry to catch up on!