Thanksgiving 2014

Thanksgiving day was pretty traditional around here...we watched the Macy's parade, started meal preparation and the boys set up a chocolate milk stand outside.  Actually, that last part was new.  They were going to charge 1 cent per carton, but I talked them into charging a quarter.  I don't know if it was the holiday or the blustery wind, but their only customer was Mimi.  :-)  Better luck next year, boys!  

 Finally, a paying customer!

 Sean helped decorate the tablecloth.  

 Mimi helped me with the feast this year & I used Grandma Shirley's magical turkey roaster again.  The bird was delicious!

The boys had fun playing with Aunt Debbie & Taylor.  Didn't get any pics of newly-engaged Tyler & Kelsie for some reason.

Spring Visit From Mimi

Mimi paid us a visit last week and boy, did we make the most of it!  We spent most of the day Thursday in the car taking Aunt Debbie to/from appointments.  Very productive day!

 Sisters

 Made time for a little dance party...

 Gave Mimi her very own personalized Tervis tumbler. (Mizzou, of course.)

 Read bedtime stories every night.  How sweet is this?!

Snuggled up to watch "Frozen" on Friday night.  

We had taken the boys to see "Rio 2" after school on Friday.  Mom said she couldn't remember the last time she saw two movies in one day! ;-)

Snuggling and Celebrating

I cannot stress enough how helpful my mom is when she's in town.  She volunteers for bath duty, bedtime duty, laundry duty (her choice!) and whatever else she can get herself signed up for.  It is such a nice break for us!  We love you, mom & appreciate everything you do for us!

 The boys love snuggling with Mimi for stories.

Showing off our new Christmas ornaments (Iron Man and Mater) from Mimi!

 Monday was my Aunt Debbie's birthday, so we took her to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate!

 Debbie with her "kids".

 Contrary to how this picture looks, Taylor was a BIG help with these two during lunch.

 The birthday girl!

 Taylor keeping everyone together...

Just the girls! (Kelsie had to get back to campus.)  What a fun lunch and a yummy meal!

Dinner with the Hutches

On Wednesday night, Sean had a dinner meeting for work so mom & I made a pot roast and invited the Hutchinsons over for dinner. It was fun to get everyone together, even if Sean did miss out on most of the night. I forgot about taking pictures until after Carter had gone to bed. Oops!

Starting him early...

Who, me?

Sisters.

Yesterday Mimi, Aunt Debbie & I took Carter to Cherry Creek North to walk around. We stopped at Starbucks & sat outside since it was such a nice day. We had to create a little barricade with the tables and chairs to keep the little stinker from escaping. Luckily, he was very happy to tip over our drinks and pull the straw out of mommy's cup. Pretty cool!

Get that bird away from me!

Tonight mom, Carter, aunt Debbie & I went to Red Robin for dinner. Carter was very excited to see the big red bird...until he got right up close and personal. Once "Redd" crouched down beside him, Carter tried to get out of his highchair and as far away as possible! He kept saying "Up! Up!". It was pretty cute.


After dinner, Sean came by to pick up Carter so we could have girls' night & see a movie. We ended up seeing "Slumdog Millionaire". Not exactly the most uplifting movie, but nicely done. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it. Anyway, it was fun to see a movie in the theatre for a change!