Thanksgiving

We truly have so much to be thankful for. The Lord has blessed our little family with so much. I am especially thankful this year to have Mike home for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, he doesn't have Christmas Eve or Christmas day off, but I'll take what I can get. And I was happy to have him with us this year.

Every year we stay in town for Thanksgiving and spend it with Mike's family. Mainly, because he works so we have to stay in town. We always have fun and enjoy the time with his family and his mom's awesome cooking. This year since Mike was off we decided to spend Thanksgiving in Santa Maria with my family. I don't even remember the last time I was at my grandparent's house for Thanksgiving. My parent's, brother and sis in law all stayed in Nevada but we got to see all my extended family on both my mom and dad's sides. It was great!

As soon as Josh found out we were going to Santa Maria he starting planning the football game he was going to play with his cousins. He spent $5 he had on a new football, called his cousin Mason to tell him all about his plan, practiced at home, slept with the football and held it on the whole drive there.

Mason and Josh

The "game" was pretty much Mason and Josh throwing the ball back and forth, but Josh loved every second of it.

Jason had lots of fun too. He ran around and played outside with his cousins. He also joined in the football fun.

We celebrated my cousin, Emily's 19th bday. She was home from Point Loma for Thanksgiving and it was so fun to see her.

Me, my sis, Aunt Patsy and cousin Emily all ventured out into the Black Friday craziness at about 9:00pm on Thursday night. We got some awesome deals, but the best part was watching all the lunatics go nuts over the sales and the complete chaos called Walmart. I didn't get to bed at about 3am, but the look on my boys' face on Christmas morning will make that adventure all worth it.

Friday was Thanksgiving with the Rodarte's, my dad's side of the fam. It's always fun with them!

cousins

Nana and her great grand kids

My silly boys making funny faces

Nana and her grand kids, minus my bro Luc

Mike made the most of have Thanksgiving off and spent time playing at the Pismo Dunes. He met some friends there and they had fun with their boy toys. He spent the last two weeks restoring his Honda Oddysey just for the trip.

 The boys love anything Daddy does, so the new game they have been playing since we got home is "the dunes." They get all their dirt bike toys, pile up blankets and pillows and drive their dirt bikes all over the dunes. They have seriously spent most of the weekend doing this. Too funny.

Now after 4 awesome days off, we are back to the grind tomorrow. I am so thankful for the family time we all had!