Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving





Our little family had a wonderful holiday. My parents drove in all the way from colorful Colorado to spend it with us. How grateful I am for the love of parents who taught me how to love my kids boundlessly through their love for me. My dad(who can do anything) spent the week fixing all the odds and ends in my house. Seriously he started Friday at 11:30pm and didn't finish until 10:00pm Saturday night. He is awesome, thanks Dad, everything is working great!




My mom and I had a great time together, as usual. We shopped, ate out, went to the movies, and made our way to the Canton fair. I love spending time with you, your a great friend.



Our meal was tasty, but I think we would all agree the best part was the pumpkin cheesecake from Olive Garden. It must have weighed 20 lbs, and was worth every calorie!
Now that things are semi back to normal we have gotten back into our regular routine. Monday was filled with regular monday activities; gym, grocery shopping, laundry, and cleaning. While doing these activities I decided to take a more invested interest in what the boys did and said to me today. Here are a few...



Ben did-as I cleaning up the breakfast dishes something caught Ben's eye. He bent down and reached under the dish washer and pulled out a old nasty piece of popcorn. Before I could swipe it away, he popped it in his mouth and said, "Um, nummy!"




Logan said-Frog is obsessed with making paper airplanes. We made fifty of them during sacrament meeting on Sunday to keep him quiet. But our friend sitting behind us made a sweet one that really flies(don't worry, it was tested at home after church). He carried that thing around the rest of the day and insisted we bring it to the gym and grocery store yesterday. While my mom and dad were here they brought some of my old stuff. In that stuff was an old, blue jewelry box. Logan loved playing with the "cool box with a lock." Once I told him what that box was called he said, "Mom, let's just call it an airplane box instead."


16 comments:

Casey said...

Ah man, your dad is so freakin awesome. And your kids are adorable. I'm so sad we don't get to see them at Christmas time. :(

sheriee staub said...

Sounds like you all had a wonderful visit and holiday. Your parents are just wonderful people and we enjoy them so very much. Your tribute to them is precious! Why does Frog look so sad sitting on the steps? Was it when glamma and papa left?
Love to all - the OTHER glamma & papa

Peggy said...

We had an awesome time, too! In answer to Sheriee's question, Logan was sad (or should I say MAD!) because I wouldn't let him see the Christmas present I had just bought him.

Sheriee, how are you feeling? You had a rough Thanksgiving. We kept you in our prayers and hope the "other Glamma" is feeling better now! We had an awesome time at the lake house. Thanks for sharing it with us, and for your warm hospitality!

sheriee staub said...

Peggy - so good to see you and Lee - always a treat for us. I am getting stronger every day. What an ordeal. Send me your e-mail and I will write you. I always want a recipe:) Thanks for your love, concern, and prayers.
My e-mail is: sheriee@windstream.net

Emily Busath Murdock said...

Hey, we were at the gym on Mon too...we need to coordinate better ;)

Kayla said...

looks like you had a good time. Thats neat that your parents would drive all that way to spend the holiday with your fam. In answer to your question, no I never made the race. i decided that a 10k is good enough for me!!!

Unknown said...

aww How fun, I'm glad you had a wonderful time with your parents. That is so neat that your dad is so handy. Was he giving ben a tooth checkup??lol! and what is more than delicious than a yummy stinky old dirty piece of popcorn ..hehe..that benny he cracks me up. :)

Burk Family said...

Sounds fun. It's nice to have your folks all to yourself, isn't it?? I love when my dad comes and gets stuff done, too. He shoveled about 400 pounds of dirt off my back porch one year. And trimmed my flowers and mowed...and installed a closet organizer. It was awesome.

Burk Family said...

Oh, and I thought of you when I saw this...
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Marbled-Pumpkin-Cheesecake/Detail.aspx

Chelsea and Evan said...

Looks like you guys had a great time! Ben is so photogenic. Cant wait to see you guys soon.

Jill Land said...

What cute kids you have! And how lucky to have a dentist as a father! It looks like you guys had a great Thanksgiving. Are you guys coming to the reunion next summer? I hope so. I want to see those kidlets in real life!

Jamie said...

So glad you had such a fun time with your parents!

Amber Staub said...

I'm so glad your parents were able to come and visit you guys. It's always so fun to have family there. We are looking forward to having you all here for Christmas.

Unknown said...

Are you back in town yet??

lol

Peggy said...

About time for a new post, don't ya think?

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