Thanksgiving in our home

I feel more and more thankful every day. And then Greta offers up the prayer and my head explodes with thanks. We woke and drove to Warrensburg to eat with Papa and Gee. Gee brought "all the fixins" and we ate amongst the grandpas and nurses. We were all too stuffed to eat the pie, so we left it with Papa. That made him smile. We made it home with napping babies in the car, and woke them with slices of pie and whipped cream. And, Derek and I started to put up the Christmas tree while Jack and Greta flipped out over sugar and excitement. They were like cats when you rearrange the furniture.

The day after Thanksgiving we continued the fun and festivities. Grandma called from Kentucky and was at the Disney store buying black Friday deals for Christmas and Greta's birthday and she said they were running out. I panicked! I brushed my teeth and had Derek drive me to the mall! He dropped me off at Dillards and I ran for the Disney store to get Belle's Castle and a singing princess! They drove off for coffee and smoothies. I was triumphant. Then they took me to Target where I got the splish and fish bath toy for Jack and the last Lalaloopsie outfit....ever to be found...

And then we totally lost our marbles and Derek dropped me off at the GAP to get Christmas jammies for the kids at 50% off. I went in, and scored their size and then I waited in line for OVER AN HOUR. I think it was kind of fun to see the mayhem, and I am glad that I was alseep at 3 am when it all began. I will never stand in line for 50% off jammies again. I prefer shopping online and waving at the UPS man as he brings the packages to my open arms in my house....as long as he doesn't ring the doorbell and wake the babies.

But, we survived and went home to eat the most incredible cinnamon rolls from Costco. I began cooking our feast and Derek worked on the playroom (which is almost, really truly almost finished!)

We ate together at dinner time and it was the sweetest meal I have had in a long time. The kids mmmmm'd and yum'd and ate their bites. They loved the candles and ate my apple decorations. It may be the same every year, as long as it is not overlooked for beginning the Christmas season of shopping and stuff. I am thankful that there is a day that makes me sit down and look around me and smile from the inside out for all that is good in my life. It is simple and so great.