I keep thinking about how quickly the last few months have gone and I didn't quite realize why until I sat down to blog about Thanksgiving! November was about so much more than Thanksgiving for us, which sent us into a tailspin, in a fun, busy sort of way. It was definitely a month filled with family and friends!
The month started with a me going on a much needed weekend away with some sweet friends from our Sunday School class. A friend of mine has an aunt with a house in the mountains in NC so she invited a few of us for a fun weekend away from everything. Of course, it went way to quickly and of course, all of us moms were still up by about 7:30 everyday, but it was nice to get to wake up on our own and just sit with some beautiful views, coffee and friends. We spent the weekend talking, checking out the mountain and stables and we went to the local winery. I wouldn't mind waking up to these views everyday:
The winery was beautiful and I would love to go back for one of their festivals one year!
Next up were the boys' Thanksgiving parties at school. I am the co-room mom for Harrison's class so I was in charge of his party. I put together a cute scarecrow craft for the kids to do and we had a mini-feast for the kids. Unfortunately, I was so busy making sure everything was set that I forgot to take pictures with my buddy. In the chaos of that, I also forgot to bring a snack to Davis' class. Thankfully, I did remember to get a picture of Davis! They made Turkey legs with cheese balls inside. Davis loved it, but was mostly interested in taking it apart so he could eat the cheese balls!
Next up was Harrison's first dentist appointment! I have been meaning to setup the appt all year and I finally got around to it! I didn't tell him ahead of time because I didn't want him to get nervous about it. He was a little timid all morning once I told him where we were going. I told him it was okay to be nervous about things that you've never done before. Mommies and daddies get nervous sometimes too, but this visit to the dentist was going to be fun and he was going to get treats. That seemed to settle him down and he marched on in fairly excited. He looked like such a big boy sitting in the chair and following all of the hygienist's directions!
He was very excited about his new tooth brush!
Super cool kid in his super cool new tie-dye t-shirt!
And of course, after you get home, you have to find a fun game to play, while wearing your mom's boots...
The kids had the entire week of Thanksgiving off of school, so my sister made a visit with her boys for a few days. The main thing on our agenda was to visit Lego Land! Of course, all of the boys were so excited! I didn't tell Harrison that Jack and Trey were coming, so when they rang the doorbell, I told Harrison that I thought it was daddy and asked him to open the door. I think he was in a state of shock when he realized it was two of his favorite people on the planet! He asks me every week if he can see them, so he was in Heaven!
Jack was excited to see Oakley - they were buddies all weekend!
The boys had a fantastic time at Lego Land, especially Jack and Trey!
Jack and Trey loved building Lego towers, but Harrison and Davis were mostly interested in playing in driving their Lego cars that they built, down the ramps and playing in the big play structure.
As my sister and her boys were leaving, Lance's sister, Jennifer and her family were arriving for the week. On Tuesday, we headed down with everyone to Stone Mountain. We had a picnic and then climbed the mountain. I climbed it with Mama Randolph, Jennifer, Anna and Harrison. Poor Harrison had the shortest legs and wanted desperately to keep up with Anna, but he just couldn't. I was so proud of both Anna and Harrison though. We made it up to the top in about 30-40 minutes, all with energy to spare! We rode down the mountain to save some time and then had dinner at the Randolphs. The kids had so much fun spending time together and being silly. Davis was a big helper making sure Laurel had her paci!
On Wednesady, we met daddy for some BBQ (HJR wanted to pose with the pig)
and then we headed over to a local yogurt place for some frozen yogurt. This is one of the kids' favorite things to do! (HJR was apparently now over posing for pictures)
Thanksgiving finally came and I started the day off running the Gobble Jog. I saw a few friends that made it even more fun!
Since our oven was broken, Lance took the boys to his parents' house to bake our casseroles before our marathon day of eating. I finished my race, went home to change and then met Lance at his parents' house. We all headed over to Bill's house for lunch with the Eley side of the family. Its a fun, wild and crazy bunch which makes me feel at home, as that is how I grew up. The kids played outside they whole time and had fun building leaf piles and jumping in them, and throwing them.
He has a target in mind...
getting closer...
Watch out Sam!
The other favorite activity at Bill's is playing with the big tree out front
Come on guys!! Let me up!
Go Anna!
Harrison's turn
Say cheese!
Enter at your own risk Grandma! (I told HJR to go tackle Grandma...I didn't think he was going to take me seriously! Oops!)
The boys had fun playing football for a while. I just love watching them having fun together!
After lunch, we headed back to Lance's parents (after changing into comfy clothes!) and had dinner with the Randolph side of the family. The kids gave the dinner a thumbs up!
After dinner, it was time for some sherbet. Davis is allergic to milk so Grandma is so nice to stock up on sherbert for the boys. They all got so excited about dessert that they started dancing. I had to take a video b/c they danced for a good 10-15 minutes!
It was a beautiful Thanksgiving and I am so thankful for my family and the amazing family that I married into!
The weekend after Thanksgiving was the weekend of the Alabama vs. Auburn game. We headed to Tuscaloosa and were planning on taking the boys to tailgating. My parents were gone for the weekend but were generous enough to let us stay at their house with Oakley. Unfortunately, Harrison got sick on Friday night so I ended up staying at the house with the boys on Saturday. We had fun, but I think Oakley had the most fun! This was her first visit to my parents' house and it was like dog torture when I took her down to the gazebo on the lake.
This is what you get when you try to get two boys and a dog to pose with no one to help.
Oakley had so much fun all weekend, just sniffing around. She was such a good listener and stayed by me the whole time. She loves to swim, so I was so afraid she was going to try to get into the lake. Of course, at one point, I forgot about her and when I called her name, she had found the lake and was walking around in it up to her stomach. Needless to say, she got a bath! They lowered the lake for the month so the home owners can work on their docks, so it was a little muddy.
The boys and I spent the day playing outside, watching the football game and getting lunch. Harrison was so tired from his rough night that he took a 3 hour nap during the game. It was a fun weekend, we were just sad that grandmommy and granddaddy weren't there!
It was a fun month, and these were the highlights (that I can remember anyway!) Happy belated Thanksgiving to everyone!
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