For Thanksgiving this year we headed up to St. George to spend the holiday with Josh's family. We were excited because there was going to be several family members from out of town coming that we don't see very often and the kids were excited to spend time with their cousins. Thanksgiving morning was spent sleeping in, preparing for dinner, and a lot of playing on the iPad and Kindles for the kids...
Josh even snuck in a nap (snuggling with Jaedyn's blanket) before dinner was ready...
Jaedyn had to sample some graham cracker sticks before dinner...
Then, her and Addison spent some time playing in the backyard. They were having so much fun!
**They had to have matching hair styles...it was cute!**
There was still time to play before dinner was ready, so Chad took the kids on a hike up this mountain. It's across the street from grandma's house and the kids hike up it every time we're there. Can you see them on the very top?
Now can you see them??
Can you see them now???
You better be able to see them now!
They all had a blast hiking this mountain.
Josh woke up from his nap just in time to make the mashed potatoes, something he's really good at. My kids don't like the way I make mashed potatoes. Josh also got to carve/taste test the turkey. I think Carson was trying to sneak in a taste of turkey too...
Jaedyn was loving playing around with cousin Amanda. She made Amanda hold her this way a lot...
Here's Jaedyn with her cousin Caleb. They are the only cousins that are the same age. I think they look a lot alike too...
It finally was time to feed these crazy monkeys their Thanksgiving dinner. We had them eat outside because, 1. the weather was perfect, and 2. they're really noisy!
After dinner I did some snuggling with my favorite little girl...
...and my favorite guy...
Later on I went with Megan to attempt some "Black Thursday" night shopping. It didn't go as well as I was hoping. Everything I wanted was gone very quickly, but that's okay. While I was gone, Josh took a picture of the kids playing on the trampoline. Yeah, it's not very clear, but I can tell who's who...can you?
Jaedyn was already in her pj's, but she wanted to go outside and play with the big kids, so she put her own shoes on...I thought it was adorable. I see a new fashion craze coming!
Before bedtime Jantzen and grandpa Goddard played a little catch. Can you see where the ball is headed? If you can't, I'll tell you. It's headed right for grandpa's face...both times!
It was a little crazy having this many people in one house for Thanksgiving, but it was also fun. We got to have some fun conversations and a lot of laughs together. I'm so thankful for my family and for all the fun times we get to spend together. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
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