Day 5 - Thanksgiving Day

Thursday (&Friday) - Thanksgiving Day....the one day we hadn't planned much but to just hang out, eat turkey together, and maybe play some games.  My grandma had reserved her church building for us to eat in and had ordered all the food from a place there.  It was awesome!  No one had to spend all day cooking and cleaning!!  The food was good, and instead of the women working all day, we got to just hang out!  I had planned a few "Minute to Win It" type games for after dinner, and then the morning of we decided to put together a family bingo game.  I'm pretty sure Stephanie, Blake, and I had more fun making the game than we did actually playing it, but it was still a hit.  We used our inside knowledge to come up with some pretty hilarious clues.....oldest, baldest, birthed the most children, most car accidents, dropped sunglasses into a porta potty, ever caught stealing a car, most weddings, carries phone in a silky bag, most tattoo coverage, most skin grafts, etc.......you get the idea.  Hilarious! :)  Luckily, everyone is a good sport!  So after we ate, we cleared out the tables and played some games.  It was fun! My Aunt Susan's husband Jerry is a paramedic and had to work, but he got to stop by to eat and brought his ambulance over to give the kids a tour.  They loved it.  And we got to have a little more fun with Flat Masen.

Then came time for some family pictures!  We had almost the whole family!  With Flat Masen there, we were only missing my cousin Tye, his wife Kaeli, and my other cousin Gray.  So we forced everyone to pose for some pics.  

After that, we headed over to my grandma and grandpa's house to do an "early Christmas!"  Since they weren't going to be with most of us on Christmas, they thought it would be fun to get to see the kids open their gifts.  It was fun.  Chaotic, but fun.  Then an impromptu talent show started up.  Spencer had really been wanting to share the new rap he'd learned.....Eminem's Lose Yourself.  So lots of people got in on the fun......we saw/heard a couple raps, some crazy dancing, magic tricks, funny faces, singing, headstands, etc.  Good way to end the trip!!

Friday - we headed home!  Another late flight, with hours spent at the LAX USO.  When we arrived home at 1:00am, and me with a raging cold (brought down from Idaho, exacerbated by lack of sleep), we were happy to hit the sack. 

I have to say that it was a great week!!  I love my big, crazy, fun family and I'm so glad that everybody was able to fit this week into their schedules.  I loved spending time with all of them!