Thanksgiving 2015

Somehow time has flown away from me again. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it was a busy holiday. On the actual day, we had John's parents and brother over, and Barb and I made the Thanksgiving meal. It ended up being a good, low-key day. I had to work call the night of Thanksgiving, and had to go to work for a few hours. But other than that, it was a pretty quiet, stay-at-home day.

On Friday, we headed to Minnesota for Thanksgiving. All of my Clobes cousins were home, so we decided to head to the bar and socialize there with a few drinks. Well, everyone had a little too much to drink, and there was even some puking in the car ride home. We celebrated a little too hard apparently.

Saturday was the day we celebrated Thanksgiving with the family. Everyone on my dad's side was able to make it, and we had a great time. Elliott got some birthday presents, and Emma even got a few things, so the kids had new toys to play with, which was awesome. Emma also loved playing with Jenna, and her other cousins. She slept like a rock both nights in Minnesota, she just wore herself out playing.

The food was delicious, the company was wonderful, and the games were fun. Overall, we all had a really good holiday. On Sunday, we headed back to Sioux Falls. The kids did great on the road trip both to and from Minnesota. It was awesome. They were either sleeping, or just content to ride in the car, made for a relaxing drive.

Unfortunately, on Sunday, John's Grandma Mildred passed away. So, we had some visitation and a funeral, and a lot of family time thrown into our already busy week. I had to work call and late shifts most of the week, so John shuffled the kids around to visitation and other family events on his own. What a trooper!

Today has been a little bit of a catchup day. We spent the morning just playing with the kids and enjoying the fact that we had nowhere we needed to be. After naps (which Emma is strongly protesting right now) we are planning on doing a little Christmas shopping since we haven't' bought a single thing yet. And Christmas is only 20 days away. Yikes!

That's about all that is new here. Elliott is finally starting to sleep through the night consistently, which is awesome. And Emma is getting really excited for Christmas to get here, so she can open all her presents. It's pretty cute, I love this time of year. Of course, we are trying to teach her about Jesus, and the true meaning of Christmas, but she is 3, and is more excited about the candy, presents, and pretty Christmas lights.

Overall, we are doing well, and we are all loving this time of year.

Thanksgiving meal approved by Elliott

Bar Fun

Birthday Boy

Eating again