Thanksgiving Extravaganza

Since we didn't have our camera at Thanksgiving last week, I will try to show you what it was like without pictures. This year we drove to Rochester, Minnesota to stay with my brother, his wife and three boys. My sister-in-law's sister and family were also visiting from St. Paul. So counting Leah, there were five kids under the age of five. Anytime you bring kids together under one roof, there's gonna be craziness and not a lot of sleeping. But overall, we had a fun time playing with my nephews and hanging out with my brother and his wife. We colored, built forts, told spooky stories and played games with the little ones. They have lived far away from me for the past few years so I enjoyed our time with them.

And I just wanted to give props to my sister-in-law Kristin who made a wonderful Thanksgiving meal despite being nine months pregnant and running a household with three energy-charged boys. I even tasted her sweet potato soufflé (I usually don't eat sweet potatoes) and went back for seconds. Everything she made was delicious including the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes and pies. I tried to help out in the kitchen, but she had it covered along with her sister Valerie. We were so stuffed afterwards that we all took long naps and could only handle some pie for dinner. We were truly thankful for such generous family members.

We came back to the Chicago traffic on Saturday night just as the BYU game was winding down. So we had to get updates from Logan's dad. Logan listened to the final minutes on the radio via cell phone. The victory over the Utes was a great ending to a fun-filled Thanksgiving Extravaganza.