Kase and Brielle arrived last Saturday and the idea was to be together as much as possible.
Sunday night everybody came here to our house to be together and while they were here, Laryn made her grand entrance from school.
Wednesday Night was our adult dinner at Applebee's
Not the best picture, but most importantly, NO EMPTY CHAIRS.
Thursday morning, Bryant and Reichert came with me to the Whitby Turkey Trot.
Bryant won the mile and Reichert came in 7th.
We had Thanksgiving at the church.
Lyle and Libby enjoying rolls
James was actually showering after basketball across the street at Dave and Taneil's new place and so all the kids were done by the time he got there. I waited to eat until he got there and it was the first Thanksgiving I can remember sitting all the way through. It was nice.
The excitement for the day was actually what Vard has been cooking up for a couple of months. He was in line for Black Friday at 7am that morning and Haley, Dax, and Laryn all took turns in the line while people had Thanksgiving dinner. At 6pm he was able to purchase the "big screen TV" that Dad has had his eye on for his Dad's Christmas gift. The big reveal was an hour or so later.
We gave mom a cell phone. Yeah!
James took Talmage for his first Black Friday experience. Talmage was giddy about Black Friday and came home with a telescope/microscope combo.
Friday, was the first annual Cousin Reunion.
There was a lot of laughing, some socket wrestling, and I think everyone had a good time.
Saturday was Brielle's baby shower, followed by Mom's birthday present---8 pedicures---and then pizza at Grandma and Grandpa's followed by good-byes.
Family really is where your best friends are found.
James just found out his oldest brother Stephen has stage IV brain cancer. His heart is hurting and we will be making a trip to Utah at Christmastime.
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