Thanksgiving Week Holiday 2016

This year, all 3 kids had the entire week of Thanksgiving off! I was excited for the extra time together, and we stayed busy! 
Our new favorite Friday night fun... hanging with the Romeros! After a lot of craziness and running around, we got them to sit still for a minute while they watched their football high light video!

Spent an afternoon putting together our new outdoor furniture! Here's the before...
And the after! So excited to finally have a place to sit out here!

Got our matching pjs out... this makes my heart smile!!
And heart smiling even bigger!!! Best Dad ever!
Love this!
Sunday we let the kids wear their Cowboy jerseys to church!! Representing for the game later! 
Messy hair, don't care!


Tuesday we got to have lunch on our old turf.. Taco Deli! MMmmmmm!!! Ellie's new lamb hat - I can't stand the cuteness!!! Love our sweetest friend that always thinks of us!! 

Of course, LJ had to try it too! Hah!
Ellie hugging on her bestie!

Evan and Charley- heart melt!
Then we headed to the Williamson Country Park to meet our friends and ride the train! Just like the Zilker Zephyr!

Ellie and Missy!
Then we played for a while!

Wednesday we headed to Horseshoe Bay to hang with our friends the Golds at their lake house. FUN!!! Unfortunately Ellie got sick, so we came home early. Maybe better we were more rested for Thanksgiving the next day!
Thursday we did the Cedar Park Turkey Day 5k, ate a wonderful feast with Queenie and Grandad, and then got home to find a Capi and Gigi waiting for us at our house! Thankful doesn't even begin to describe how we feel!
And Evan begged for us to wear another pair of matching pjs.... Hilarious!
Breakfast at Kerby Lane with the family!

Me and my Capi!! 

Spend an entire late afternoon/ evening rolling grape leaves! So time consuming... But my favorite food!!!! Thanks for doing this for me Gigi!!!
Gigi demonstrating...
Ellie trying...
Ellie still working on hers!
Best Gigi!
LJ's was awesome!!!

While we were rolling, the boys got our tree down from the attic and set up! A few decorations got done... not much but it's a start!!!!!

Barrett practicing some basketball with the boys! LJ is starting to enjoy basketball more and more!
Then Barrett took the boys to a movie, Moana. They loved it!!!
Happy in the theater!


Gigi helping Ellie play pinball! Ellie has no idea how amazing Gigi is at this game- we used to have one in our house, and my parents would play / compete for hours! This made me smile!
Evan found a Santa hat in the Christmas boxes and has been sporting it!
Still working on getting this paci out of her mouth!!! She is our biggest pacifier and blankie baby!!!!
Shopping with LJ... how does he always manage to find these random things! Hah!

Monday morning... Capi is off and LJ is headed back to school.... early morning good-bye hugs!!

Gigi took over bus drop-off/ pick-up while she was here! Walking back from the bus stop with LJ after school! We still have one more day before she leaves and are enjoying every second!!
Bella went to greet them!
LJ reading his book to Gigi...
And so quickly it is time to say good-bye! LJ was still at school on Tuesday, but these two got to give Gigi extra love and hugs!!!


Thank you Capi and Gigi for such a wonderful and long visit!! We love you all so SO much!!!!

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