Thanksgiving

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Kansas City.  It is always a fun road trip to go on with the kids.  I enjoy this time of year so much that even a 6-8 hour drive doesn't bother me(unless I have the stomach flu which is a story for another time).

We decided to stay with Chadd's cousin Marcus and his wife Justine.  They live close to the in-law's in De Soto, they have a 17 month old son Madden and they do not have any cats(Avery is allergic).  So, it was the perfect option for our family and we are ever so grateful to them for letting us stay there.

They have a lovely double sided fireplace where I was able to get some really great pictures of the kids.  I love to dress my family up on Thanksgiving in hopes of snapping the perfect Christmas picture.  While I do not think that we got "that" picture this year...we are having family portraits done today with my Uncle John and it is a sure thing that we will get some really awesome photo's.

Justine and I were going through the photo's from the day and we decided that this picture captured the personality's of each of my children pretty much to a T.  Benny is our little ham, Avery is ready to pose at the drop of a hat, and Breezy is as sweet as ever.

Justine and I at The Fowble's. 

Cousin Erick and Benny boy.

 Justine and the boys!  The three blondies!

Marcus(Chadd's cousin) and Janet.

The Green's.  Adorable family!

Every year, they try to get the same picture of all of the men and then all of the women on the stairs.  With differing schedules not everyone is able to be there each year.  This year almost everyone was there so the staircase got crowded.  It is always fun to go back year to year and view the pictures and how everyone has changed.

Janet pulled out a hat from the closet and I demanded that we do a pic with all of our hats on.  It was pretty funny.

Bria and Great Grandma Green.

The women plus the dog Buster.













Janet and her sister Phyllis found this amazing recipe for the turkey.  They actually brined it in the refrigerator for 3 days before Thanksgiving and I must say that it is the best Turkey that I have ever tasted.  It was like something you would order from a restaurant.  Grandma Green made these delicious dates that I was a major fan of, especially since they had coconut on them which is an absolute favorite of mine.  The food was all so delicious that we were all quite full and borderline uncomfortable after dinner. 

We played pool, listened to the kids entertain us by singing and playing the guitar, played card games, and had great conversation.  It was a great Thanksgiving all around.