Our Thanksgiving Weekend

This Thanksgiving we were planning on driving over to Helena to spend the holiday with Grandma and Grandpa G. (as the kids call them) but due to all the snow, cold, and bad roads we decided to play it safe and stay home. So Brian stopped at the grocery store and picked up a few things so we could throw together a last minute Thanksgiving dinner; which, to our pleasant surprise, turned out rather nice. Of course we missed spending the day with our family, but thankfully they were able to come into our neck of the woods to visit on Friday. Uncle Chris and Aunt Aubrey (as the kids call them) were also in town for the weekend so we tried to spend as much time with them as we could. In addition to all this, my mom had us over on Friday night for a delicious turkey dinner. And to top it all off, Brian got 4 days off work which we've all enjoyed very much. We couldn't have asked for a nicer weekend!

Here are a few shots of all the festivities:

This young owl was perched just outside our house.

It was quite beautiful and fearless.

Our little bundle of lovins... Don't those cheeks look so kissable?!

OK - maybe it's just a mother's thing.

Our neighbor's family was in town for the holiday so we went to visit for a bit. Ricky really enjoyed Darwin the dog - he was all smiles and giggles.

While we were visiting our friends, Ben decorated cookies with Tjabe.

He had fun with the gum-drops!

We also decorated some cookies at home for something to do on a cold wintery day.

As they were playing with a new craft Ben got, he spilled the so called "spill-proof" water cup all over, which promptly gave Auntie the giggles.

"Auntie, you have no idea how crazy my mom is?!" Ben says seriously.

"Oh! Yes I do!" She replies with a smirk.

The whole gang