Thanksgiving

This was the first year that Scott was able to get off work for Thanksgiving on both on Wednesday and Friday. We had a great weekened! We drove over to Scott's family on Wednesday and the boys enjoyed playtime with his cousins. Then Thursday was the big turkey day. We celebrated lunch with about 30 or so family members on Scott's mom's side at his Granny Turner's house then supper was at Scott's parent's house for his Dad's side of the family. We were all turkied out by the end of that day.

We drove back home that evening so we could be home for Black Friday shopping. I know call me crazy but we sincerely needed the discounts this year. So on the drive home we decided to stop at Toys R' Us in Douglasville, GA which was opening at 10pm. Well that was laughable! The line just to get into the store was a mile long. Seriously...a mile long. It curved and curved around the parking lots of the grand shopping center. I thought I wanted to stand in line and just see what the store was going to be like, but after waiting about 30 minutes I decided it wasn't worth it. As we came on home I got another wild idea to stop at the Wal-mart in Leeds, Al for the midnight sale. I know, call me crazy again! And it was crazy. It was so crowded. If you've never experienced a Black Friday midnight sale at Wal-mart, well, let me just say there is a whole breed of humanity that you haven't seen. These people were serious! They were laying their bodies over pallets of merchandise to guard their spot in line until they unveiled things at 12:01. And when the clock struck, I began to fear for my life. The boxes began flying and I nearly got hit by a huge cardboard crate pallet sized lid. I had to jump back and I bumped into the person behind me. Then to top it off, the hot item that they were all shuffling for was not the latest greatest toy. NO, it was towels for $1.33 each. Now, I know that is a cheap price, but come on, we are talking Wal-mart quality here. The Sherriff's department was there but they wouldn't have been able to do anything if a serious riot had broken out. Well, it wasn't quite that bad but it was wild. Memories...for sure. When all was said and done I got some good bargains and finished my shopping for the boys at 1:30am as they slept in the van sound asleep. I've been asked if it was worth it and I have to say this year it was. I was able to save a ton and still provide for others for Christmas! We got home about 2am that morning and went straight to bed.

2009 Thanksgiving

Oh my how time flies when you're having fun. Ryan's birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and now getting ready for Christmas. How can the days go by so fast when you get older? Seems like the days moved slower when I was young.

Halloween was great. Ryan was the Red Power Ranger and Aiden used Ryan's hand-me-down dragon costume. This was the first year that Ryan really got into the scarey stuff. He must have begged everyday for us to get some scarey decorations in our yard. --I didn't give in. We celebrated by going to our church's Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, which he completely loved playing with his friends including Hudson there. We raked in the candy, but that didn't stop us from going out to a neighborhood on actual Halloween night.

Thanksgiving was so wonderful having my brother Kirk and his family here with us. They spent the week with us and we had great fun. The first day they were here we tried to go see Sarah Palin at her book signing at Books-a-Million but you had to have tickets ahead of time. We did get to see Santa though. Ryan was amazed that Santa was at the Great American Cookie Company getting coffee. He got to shake his hand and everything. What a great bonus! We also went shopping, went bowling and yes my niece Lainey threw the ball behind her. The kids enjoyed playing games, and seeing Uncle Kirk's magic tricks. I think Ryan has a new mission in life. He gave it his best shot. Which gave us all a good laugh. My twin nieces turned 13 on Friday---I can't even believe it. Again, this time passing thing is getting to me. It seems like yesterday that I was in the hospital at their birth. They've grown into wonderful young ladies! We captured that in some of the photos at the Trussville Bridge. I enjoyed having little models for me to practice on. My boys are so not interested in having their picture taken. You will see that by one picture of Ryan's hand blocking the camera.

So now out with the Fall and in with the red and green, angels and snowmen, and most of all remembering that wonderful night that a little baby was born to change the world forevermore. Our prayer is that you and your family will be able to enjoy this season of celebration as a holiday but more than just enjoying baked goodies, and Santa's wonderland, we hope that you can celebrate this HOLYday and share the love of the One that laid down His life that we may live.