Showing posts with label Thanksgiving 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving 2013. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Estes Park

We headed up to Estes Park on the Friday after Thanksgiving for a little Christmas spirit.  They have a really cute festival every year that kind of kicks of the holiday season.  It was very cold, but no snow this year! We enjoyed checking out the shops and having dinner at our favorite pizza place.  After dark, they have a parade with lighted Christmas floats.  It was a fun day and definitely gets you into the spirit of the season!
 This would have been perfect with a little snow!



 Being careful not to fall into the river...

 Much better view of the parade with a little help from Grandad.

Sean had his own vantage point staked out.

Monday, December 9, 2013

Thanksgiving Thoughts

I am getting a little behind because it has been REALLY busy lately, but more on that later...  Here is a recap of our Thanksgiving this year.  We had a great time with a house full of people, just like last year.  We had guests from near and far...our friend, Dezo, came with Grandad and Grandma Nancy.  She is still in Lawrence on her student visa from Haiti, getting ready to start nursing school.  She is just a beautiful person and we were happy to have her with us again.  Macey was, too! ;-)  

Grandma Nancy & Grandad brought presents--birthday AND early Christmas gifts for two lucky boys!

Zach and Taylor helped out in the kitchen & in the playroom, entertaining Davis.  Thanks, guys!

Tyler & Sean catching up over a beer.  
Taylor photo-bombed Kels & Susan. 
Then Debbie did!  Nice face, Kels. ;-)

Love this one!

Two cooks in the kitchen are better than one!

Three generations! 

These were our "Thankful" turkeys...everyone had something unique to be grateful for this year.  Some more unique than others, if you know what I mean. 

Debbie invented a new game: "Minute to Win It, the Home Edition".  It was hilarious!!  One of the "challenges" was to get an Oreo from your forehead to your mouth without using your hands. This was some good old-fashioned family entertainment, folks!

Two of my favorite helpers!

Grandma Nancy & Grandad planning their gaming strategy.

The rest of the crew playing "Telestrations", a holiday tradition.

Once again, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to have an abundance of blessings in our lives. We were so happy to celebrate Thanksgiving day with some of our favorite people.  Hope you all had a great one as well!