Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a great and long Thanksgiving weekend. It started Wednesday night when we took the girls to go see Coco. It was very cute and not horrible to watch as an adult either. The girls love popcorn and movies so it was a success. On Thursday morning I ran 5 miles with my sisters before we had our Thanksgiving breakfast. After breakfast we headed up to Anthem for the kids 1/2 mile turkey trot. They did great. Ted even fell and got right back up. We got in some park time before heading back home. Thursday evening we went back to my sister's for dinner. My mom cooked the turkey upside down but other than that it was good. After dinner my mom and sister and I went to a couple of stores for some shopping, but nothing crazy. Friday was the real deal. I picked up my sister to start shopping before 5 AM. My mom met us up a little later with Nora. We spent the morning shopping and got a lot of great deals. Saturday morning my sister and I did a 3 mile trail run before taking the kids to the Home Depot workshop. It was a cute Christmas tree ornament project. Later that afternoon Justin and Doug took Everly and Teddy for an overnight camping trip. They had fun and he made a little video so I will post that tomorrow. While they were gone, Aspen and I went to dinner with my mom and sister and picked up some craft supplies at Michael's. We had fun. Sunday we put up the rest of the Christmas decorations before going to my sister's for dinner. It was a good long holiday weekend with lots to be Thankful for!

popcorn freaks

killed that run

carb loading

the girls

pre-race

so proud of her

love these girls

Aspen takes her pie seriously

Black Friday with Nora for the second year in a row (see HERE)


the Christmas ornaments are up at Thunderbird Mountain

this crew <3

She asked me to take a picture with her Santa

Rocking her Christmas jammies that match her doll's!

Thanksgiving Weekend 2016

We had a great long Thanksgiving weekend. It started with an alumni game at my high school on Wednesday night. I was the oldest one there and I scored the only goal for the alumni team so not too bad. On Thursday morning I woke up early and met my sisters for our annual Thanksgiving 5-miler. I love knocking out a good run, especially before a big day of eating! We had breakfast after our run which was super yummy. After hanging out for a bit we went home and put up some holiday decorations. The tree looks great and I love having it up. We went back to my sister's house for dinner and more family time. Dinner was soo yummy. After dessert we did a little early black Friday shopping and I didn't end up getting home until 11:30 p.m. (thanks Kohl's line). I got up just several hours later to meet my sisters for Black Friday shopping. When Aspen was a newborn and I was nursing she came out shopping with us (here) so it was fun to have Nora with us this year. She is really starting to develop a little personality and gives the sweetest kisses where she grabs at your face. I love it. I basically shopped all day Friday. It was great. Also, Thanksgiving leftovers were definitely eaten. On Saturday night Justin and I saw Manchester by the Sea with my mom and sister. So good and sooooo sad. On Sunday I took a Bodypump class with my sister-in-law and I was sore for 2-days after that class. I love/hate that feeling but you know it was a good workout. It is amazing how fast that 4-day weekend went by but the good news is we are even closer to Christmas!

soccer and running

Nothing better than coffee after a run.

 

I have already changed this up some but I love holiday decorations.

 

Happy Thanksgiving from our family! 

trying on hats with Nora

The kids playing on Friday.

staying warm during early Black Friday morning shopping