Thanksgiving Week 2011

Thanksgiving week rushed by with a flurry of activities - lots of playtime with the cousins, shopping with the sister, eating with the family, visiting, & enjoying our fabulous fall weather. Afterwards, I crashed...quite literally...getting strep throat and banishing myself to bed for several days. Wow. I don't remember being that sick in a long time. I'm glad to be much better and even MORE glad that no one else seemed to have gotten it. It was not fun.

Hello cute Jace & Malia!
Amongst all the activities, Benjamin performed in his fall concert. He did so well and it was fun to have cousin Damion in the audience.
Happy Boys! These old Fisher Price sets are priceless!
Puzzle time with Drake.

Grandma Burnette & the whole clan of great grandkids...so, so fun. This was a very special time with family. Loved getting to all be together.

Happy Turkey Day! We had a small gathering, but it was so special to have time Grandma. Usually she can't/doesn't enter into the conversation much - but this time we got her talking & it was wonderful!
My dear friend Jordan stopped by for a quick visit. Our kids had a blast!

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We feel blessed beyond measure.

Trevin's Turkey

Thankful from our hearts...

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have."

~ Frederick Koenig

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Day...filled with good food, company & fellowship! We certainly did. Pictures to follow...

Montana!

We had a wonderful trip to Montana - good flights, a pleasant 4 hour car trip to the farm, 7 relaxing days on the farm with Russell's family, fantastic food & good visits.

Well, we did see some snow - OLD snow - by the parking lot at our hotel in Minot, ND

Outdoor activities included rides in the wagon

Benjamin and cousin Colter

Great-grandma Ruth with her wonderful pies & 8 great grandkids

What a mess - loads of toys for the kids


Pouring over tractor books with the cousins

A ride on the Grandpa Larry's JD tractor - what a thrill

Northeastern Montana

A ride on the 4 wheeler with Dadddy

Happy Thanksgiving!

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

Happy Thankgiving from our home to yours!

We are headed to Montana tomorrow to spend a week with Russell's family.

We're thankful for... Benjamin and I put this turkey together at Chick-fil-A craft night. It was a fun project, but he didn't quite understand the full meaning of "write what you are thankful for, on the feathers" - hence Texas was one of our words since he can write T now.