"I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage."
-Erma Bombeck
There is no more hiding from the holidays, they are officially here. Christmas music is playing in every store you go into and our house has been inundated with holiday decorations. It started with Gingerbread houses, which Grandma and Ashlyn made together. We thought she was going to share them with James and Isla, but instead she decided to setup a store and sold one to James for a dollar. Enterprising girl we have there.
Isla does not care as much about the holidays. To her, learning to build a tower just as exciting.
Thanksgiving at Nina and Papa’s was a lot of fun. The kids turned a pumpkin into a Thanksgiving decoration, we played baseball, put holiday bags together for Meals on Wheels (donate at https://www.mowaa.org/donate), and enjoyed some great food with family. Best of all, the kids were all asleep within minutes of putting their heads on pillows.
Once we recovered from the turkey, it was back to decorating. The lights went up, the tree went up, the ornaments went up, and even Rusty got into the Christmas spirit (doesn’t he look excited?). I used to always wonder why the Christmas decorations went up so early, but now I get it. After all the work it takes to put them up there’s no way we’re taking them down soon.
The holidays are about family, and our family was mostly complete this weekend when John and Kristen came in town with Lilly and Logan. We did our best to get all the kids together for a picture, and I think we did an ok job considering the craziness that comes from putting seven kids on one couch together.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!