Thanksgiving 2011

Now I know that Thanksgiving was over a month ago and we are now in a completely different year. BUT who really wanted the holidays to end? Not me. So, for your enjoyment & because of my lack of blogging will, I am stretching out the holidays, beginning with Thanksgiving!


The weekend before Thanksgiving Tyler & Erin were in town so we got the little besties together for a Thanksgiving feast. Anyone should know that when 2 elementary teachers plan a dinner there will be crafting & integration of a history lesson. As you can see in the picture, some of us are Indians and some are Pilgrims. I'm sure this is exactly what it was like at the first Thanksgiving.

There were a few cases of John Smith & Pocahontas...or vice versa

Thanksgiving was especially noteable this year because it was our first married holiday. We spent a few days in Arkansas with Brad's family. I love getting together with Brad's extended family because it is so different than what I grew up with. At a Thomas/Stovall family Thanksgiving there are 6 people, we all sit at the same table, eat off holiday china, and Clay & I are the "kids". At a Ringler/Underwoods/Darcey/Frost/ect family Thanksgiving there are 45ish people, kids running in and out of the house, the food is served buffet style, everyone sits wherever they can fit, and there is more food than we are able to eat. I love that mine & Brad's families are totally different.

T5 of our Thanksgiving break in Arkansas:
1. Thanksgiving day & Teresa's Kentucky Nut Pie
2. Hanging out with our niece Jordyn.
3. Dollar game w/ the whole family
4. Taking the Darcey kids to a movie.
5. Farkle with John

These are the "Darcey kids."

 

On our way home from Arkansas we stopped and cut down our first Christmas tree. Hopefully it will  be a family tradition. And hopefully in the years to come there won't be 30mph winds, a drought leaving half dead trees to choose from, and a swamp to walk through because of the fall's first rain the day before.

Happy Holidays!