A Missouri Thanksgiving

We spent EJ's 1st Thanksgiving in Missouri with Aaron's family. We got there late Tuesday night, the boys did really well on the flights but were exhausted upon arrival. Wednesday we slept in, ate and then Aaron and I went downtown while the boys took naps. While downtown, we bought a few things for Christmas, had a Dr Pepper float at a cute little 50s type diner, talked with some people from Missouri and Arkansas, and admired the beautiful courthouse! The Carthage square is comparable to the Granbury square if you have ever been there, but without all of the entertainment and not as many restaurants and shops. We had a blast, it was like a mini-date, which are pretty rare these days!

On Thursday we basically had 2 Thanksgiving dinners with 2 different sides of the family. I ate way too much and am looking foward to Fit Camp Monday! We had lunch with the Jennings side and dinner with the Franklin side. Due to illness in the family, both dinners were at Aaron's parents' house, which made the day fun but a little crazy! Anderson and EJ had a great time playing with all of their cousins! We were sad that the Aggies got blasted, but all in all, it was a good day! I forgot my camera, oops! So I will have to post more pictures when Aaron's family sends them to me! This one is a picture of some of Aaron's family sitting around watching EJ and Parker (his newest cousin, born in July, about a month after EJ) check each other out for the 1st time!

On Friday we slept in, opened Christmas presents (or should I say Anderson opened them all!) since we will not see them at Christmas, ate lunch and left for the airport. The travel home did not go as smoothly since both boys (and Aaron and I) were exhausted! It made for a long day and we were glad to be back home in Austin! All in all, Anderson and EJ had a great time visiting Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Leslie!

Here are some of the pictures that Aaron's family sent to me:

On Daddy's old John Deere tractor...

Playing the piano with Daddy...

Helping Grandma open presents...

Now...on to Christmas! I could not wait to get back so that I could put out my new Christmas decorations! We got back late last night so the decorating began early this morning! It was the perfect day too since it was a little dreary and cold outside. The only thing left to do is decorate the tree. When the boys wake up from their naps, we are headed to the ranch for a cookout with my family so we will probably decorate the tree tomorrow. I will post pictures when we finish.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones!