Thanksgiving 2008

Unfortunately, I do not have my pictures from our T-giving this year. I will post them as soon as I get my memory card. My sister and nephew flew in from California on Monday and spent the entire week in the good 'ole town of Carthage. Gavin and Gunner had a great time chasing their big cousin around and I had a great time catching up with Jen. She had to get up early her first morning here to go to the doctor with me, but we were rewarded with massages afterward. We left the kiddos with Mimi and Papa so we had a pretty relaxing day! We spent Thanksgiving day at my parents house. It was such blessing as we not only had Jen and Gabe celebrating with us, but we also had my aunt's family from Iowa City. It has been many years since we have spent T-giving with them. While the kids were napping, most of the guys and teens enjoyed a movie while the women searched through the Black Friday adds. Jen and I then ventured to St. Louis on Friday to try a little shopping. Probably not the best thing for me to do as I became pretty sore. It was fun but I had to take several breaks! The boys and I said our good-byes when we returned Friday night and headed home to pack for our trip to Marshall on Saturday. Again, probably not the best idea for me to travel that far in the car, but Clint did all the driving and I laid down in the back seat. Thank goodness for our van! We were able to visit Clint's grandma Thelma, Lance, Amy, and Cael, (Clint's brother, wife, and son) and his sister Maria. Of course, the boys got to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa, and Xena (dog), too! The boys enjoyed seeing the new mount of Grandpa's very large buck he got last year. Thanks to everyone who made our Thanksgiving wonderful and gave Gavin and Gunner some extra-special attention!