Thanksgiving 2013

We had so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.  It has been a great year full of lots of blessings.  We decided to really celebrate it by having not one, not two, but three thanksgiving meals! 

 

We started the morning off by making some green bean casserole and turkey cupcakes.  Avery wanted to help, of course.

 

 

I think this is the main reason she likes to bake with me

The finished project.  The middle left was what I had initially wanted to do with each.  It was WAY too detailed for my life right now so we simplified.  Avery loved making these.  I especially love the top right ones.  They are beauties!

 

Our first stop was Wendy's house for lunch.  Avery always loves playing with Gram Z's toys and gets lots of undivided attention from Aunt Laura and Uncle Karl!



 

Next, we went to my parents' house for dinner. 

 



Sweet Savannah.  It was so nice having a nursing buddy this Thanksgiving.  I loved having company and honestly, it was kind of nice to get away from the chaos and catch up with Steph.

These girls are getting way too old!

 

 

 

 

Andrew was loving his life ;)

 The following few pictures are what happens when your child wakes up around 6:30am and is on the go all day without a nap...

 

She actually did a lot better than I had expected.  She was so busy that she didn't notice how tired she was until we were in the car on the way home.

The Bassett Girls

I love this sweet girl!

The newest batch of cousins!

Our last Thanksgiving stop was College Station for lunch on Friday.  I always enjoy going there because it brings back lots of memories of visiting Bill during college and our first year of marriage.  Since Bill's Nana and Papa live there, we have an excuse to make the trip every once in a while.

 

I didn't take very many pictures because I was holding Chloe most of the time.  Avery is still the only little one (other than Chloe) on Bill's side of the family so she really eats up all the attention she gets from everyone.  She was busy, busy, busy the whole time talking with people and playing. 

 



I'm pretty sure their dog, Daisy, was happy when we left.  Avery really enjoyed playing with her.

They were having a very serious conversation :)

 

I'm thankful that we have so many family members that care about us and want to see us on Thanksgiving.  I honestly was a little exhausted by the end but I'm glad that we were able to see everyone and we ended up having a great time!