Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving Day, we spent time with Ricky's family. His mom really likes making Thanksgiving dinner and Ricky's brothers were able to come, too! It was a nice day with family. Ricky's brother and I decided to go Black Friday shopping in the evening. We got what we wanted at Walmart with no crowds! Yeah! Then we stopped by Target. Way too crowded for us. We left before we found something we wanted.

Kris really wanted to get a vacuum from Kohl's, so we waited until they opened at midnight. While we were waiting, we met a couple who was sitting next to us. We decided to stand up, since the mob of people seemed to be growing fast. We ended up really close to the doors and a lady behind me was not happy at all! She tried to tell the security guard that we cut in line! I think the reason I love Black Friday shopping is to see all the crazy people out there who are willing to do anything to save a few bucks. This lady was crazy! Needless to say, we will never forget this Black Friday shopping experience!

 

The kids were really excited about spending the night at Grandpa and Grandma Tate's house. (since they live so close, we never spend the night!) It worked out great because Ricky had to work all day Friday, so we spent the day with Ricky's family. We had a great time!

Saturday morning, we headed to Illinois for a bittersweet weekend. My grandpa passed away on the 15th of November and we were having a Celebration of Life. He was 90 years old and lived a great life. He died doing what he loved to do, working in the garden. He is already missed dearly. After the lunch-in, we headed to Marsha's house in Bloomington, IL. We stayed the night and then celebrated Thanksgiving with all of the family on Sunday. Grandma got to join us, which is always a treat! We played games, napped, and just visited all day. It was a great weekend!

We found Ethan hiding under the piano at my Aunt's house with a Dr.Pepper! Little stinker!