Thanksgiving and such

And such seemed so appropriate for a title. It was filled with promise but a bit "off" if you will.

We had to make last minute plans for our Thanksgiving lunch due to a sick kiddo in the family. With me leaving town for work we felt like having our kids around another sick kid would set us up for a long week(or month with three), if anyone caught it.

We went to some extended family's home for lunch and it was so nice. It was small and intimate... Until the shepherds arrived :) This was comical but they were so helpful and inviting. I was a little bummed not sharing the day as planned with my family but knew this was a smart choice.

Friday we had plans to go to a Christmas tree farm, lunch and get all the Christmas stuff out of the attic and up! We drove for thirty minutes to a-trailer house. The farm had closed and the site was outdated. Jason's deli will never be the same. The kids threw food everywhere and it was a complete mess. When we got home, Alissa fell through the attic trying to get the tree down! Hilarious is the only word I can come up with. We got the Christmas all set up and it's beautiful!!!!

The kids were sweet and so surprised when they woke up! They loved the lights and we have said "no touch" about 100 times a day since. They have their own fisher price manger scene so that helps a lot!

Yesterday we went on our second wild goose chase. I misread the times on the homestead heritage fair and had us arrive 4 hours before it began! Hahaha I did not win any mother of the year awards this weekend! So plan b quickly came into effect and we went to Lolita's and Cameron park. The babies gobbled up breakfast burritos and donut holes that we grabbed from shipleys. We played, ate and then made the drive to Temple to meet some of Alissa's family for lunch. The babies were happy to eat again but quickly ran out of steam with the lack of an am nap. We hit thanksgiving traffic on the way home and finally got home an hour+ "later. Long day.

When Sunday evening rolled around I had to laugh at our crazy holiday. Of course I would have loved for it to all happened seamlessly but welcome the plan "b's" too. It's nice to have memories that may not be the ones you planned but the ones that just happen, seem to work just as well.
Besides, those three don't have a clue that our plans changed!

I hope everyone ate lots of turkey and enjoyed every minute of their holiday! I'll post the ornaments for the advent calendar from last week ASAP!!!