Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving Surprise!

For Thanksgiving this year, we decided to go to my brother and sister-in-law's house in Memphis, TN. The fun part about it was that besides my brother and his family, nobody else knew that we were coming. My parents were driving down from Minnesota and my sister, Janelle, was flying in from BYU. My parents didn't know that Janelle was coming either, so they got a double surprise! And Janelle, who thought that she was doing the surprising got surprised herself! Let's just say, it was so worth the long drive to see their faces when we walked in the door.

Yep, we even made my mom cry. :) We had such a fun trip! It was so much fun to get to spend time with family. We enjoyed getting to see Nick and Melanie's new house and loved that our boys were able to spend time with their grandparents and their only cousins. We spent most of the time just hanging out together and enjoying the holiday together. Here are a few highlights of the weekend:Getting ready to eat our yummy Thanksgiving dinner!

My cute boys!
Yay for sisters!
Josh was so cute with his little cousin, Ben. Josh took time every day to play with Ben, talk to him, and make him laugh. Josh is such a sweet boy!

How cute is this picture?! The cousins all loved playing outside in the backyard. They played with sticks and leaves and rolled down the slope in the yard. They had an absolute blast! I can't wait till we have a house and my boys can have a yard of their own!

I am so grateful that we were able to spend Thanksgiving with family. I am so grateful for the wonderful family that I have!

4 comments:

Our Little Family said...

How fun that you got to surprise everyone! I can picture your mom crying and your dad with that surprised happy smile!

And by the way your boys are such cuties! Will and that blond hair, he is going to be a heart throb!

Erika said...

I would love to surprise my family like that! How fun. Looks like you all had a great Thanksgiving. Nick and Melanie's little girl is so big! And I assume Ben is theirs?

Melissa said...

What a great thanksgiving surprise- how cute. I love it. I love getting together with my sisters and I'm glad you go to do that- and make your mom cry, how sweet

Melanie said...

We loved having you! After you guys left, Annalise told me she missed everyone. She said mournfully, "Now it's just me and you and Benjamin." I think she's finally adjusting to the relative lack of excitement in our home. We can't wait to come and see you guys and your house and family at Christmastime! I just wish we had someone to surprise. ;)