great Thanksgiving week

I'm We had a wonderful time this past week. McKinzie and her family arrived Wednesday morning. Early enough we have breakfast together.

Before the day got away from us we went out and played in the snow. It was a good thing we did, by late afternoon it was all gone.

 

 

Karlee helped Retta with her snowman. I love the eyelashes! 

We played in the snow longer than I thought we would. The kids had lots of fun. Karlee served us all hot chocolate to warm us up. She's awesome like that!

Later that day we made chocolate chip cookies! The two big boys wanted to get in on this fun so we included them.

Thursday we did more cooking. Retta helped Bailee with the rolls. I believe on Wednesday Retta helped Karlee make pumpkin pie. That girl helped everyone. 

Mason made the only pie he'll eat, Oreo! It tasted great! It'll be his job every year I'm sure.

Brian learned some carving skills watching YouTube. Very clever. :)

 

Karlee set a beautiful table again. She played around with the napkins until she found something she liked. 

 

I took a quick picture of everyone when we had pie. Pumpkin, Oreo, and razzleberry...YUM!!

On Thursday afternoon, after dinner but before pie, the girls and I went out to do a little shopping. There were a few deals we were looking for but mostly we wanted to hang out together. Mission accomplished!

Friday morning the four of us attended the temple. It was nice sitting next to McKinzie during the session. Even better having both of them in the Celestial room with Brian and myself. One day we hope to have all our children with us in the temple. 

After dinner we had our gift exchange. Here is Adam and Retta playing with their presents. Retta with her tea set and Adam has a flying superman. 

Brian made this mermaid blanket for Retta. McKinzie gave us the idea. 

I made this table runner for McKinzie. One side is traditional Christmas while the other is a little more trendy for the winter months. 

I also made her a large hotpad for a casserole dish.

 

 

Saturday I cut hair, we visited Bailee at work, then went to the Electric Parade. Brian had dropped off a few chairs and blankets early in the afternoon saving us a spot for the parade. That really helped. It was a cold night, but we still had fun. Although, as we were sitting waiting for the parade to begin Adam started to cry. He knew they were driving home right after the parade. He told me he was missing me already. :(  We walked back to the cars together, said our goodbyes, and both Adam and Carson cried. It was awful... We are all glad they came. The kids played great together. I don't think the boys left the house except for the parade.

 

We will miss them.

We already miss them.

The next time we see them will be spring break. When the baby is due!!