Nov 27, 2006

November 27, 2006

What a wonderful holiday week we had! The kids had the entire week off of school and Bob had Thursday and Friday off. The kids played so well together: computer, twister, monopoly, you name it. The weather even cooperated so we were all able to go out and play tackle football in the backyard.

This was one of our first Thanksgivings by ourselves. I have to say it was quite a success. Marisa even made a pumpkin pie from scratch. She did a great job! I forgot to put out the rolls and Bob accidently dumped a lot of the gravy on the floor, but other than that, it was a complete success. We watched fun movies and played Clue as a family.

We also worked with Tyler on the science kit he got for his birthday. They made a volcano that we hope to explode this weekend. He also painted the earth and made a dinosaur from skeletons.

Bob and I did actually go out on Friday to attempt to get some great holiday deals. Although we got some shopping done, it was not worth the early rise, the long lines, or the crowds. We won’t be doing that again!

We had a fun birthday party weekend for Bob. He had his birthday on Sunday. On Saturday, we went to Happy Joe’s for pizza- he ordered his favorite taco pizza. The kids and I weren’t fans so he has all the rest to himself. On Sunday we had chocolate peanut butter ice cream pie and opened presents. I hope it was a good relaxing birthday for him (even though he had to teach the lesson in priesthood)

Well, we were back up bright and early this morning getting back into our normal routine and schedule. I know we are already looking forward to Christmas break. The kids were like zombies this morning and I couldn’t get off the couch. We hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Love,
Kris and Family