We never go far for Thanksgiving, since we have lots of family closeby to spend it with. But we were trying to figure out a time to go to the snow early this year (I'm due in February, so the sooner the better), and we decided to go to Utah for our extra long weekend. That way Dave and the big boys would have family to ski with, and I'd have family to not ski with. We left Tuesday after Dave got off work, drove 4 hours to Barstow, then 9 hours on Wednesday. It was pretty cool - they upgraded our hotel room for free, since they were full, and we got a 2 room suite with a jacuzzi. My boys LOVE staying in hotels, and that one was extra fun.
Thanksgiving was lovely. We stayed with my sister Emily in Kaysville, and it was a relaxing day of games and baking and recovering from our trip. Andrew made an apple pie, with canned pie filling that Allison made from Joy's apple trees. Emily is training a new generation of amazing cooks.
Sabrina and Brennan get along so well. Actually all the kids had fun together. Cousins are awesome.
Dallin, always posing for the picture.
Brennan and Sabrina kept asking me to take their picture. And that's Levi's picture -taking smile.
Some people really like getting their picture taken.
Their cat Teancum was a big hit. Spencer had a bad allergic reaction to him a few times, but he got better as he learned to stay away from the cat and wash his hands lots.
It was unseasonably warm, and they played outside all day. Aaron's family came in the afternoon, and they had fun playing stick wars with Caleb.
Allison's always happy when the Abbotts come, so she's not so out-numbered by boys.
Emily brined the turkey, as usual, and it was so moist and delicious. She wondered if I'd like it, since I didn't like the last turkey she brined for us. But then I reminded her that I was in the middle of my 1st trimester with Dallin at the time and was so sick I didn't like anything.
Why are my children so goofy? Maggie, on the other hand, looks like she's on the cover of a magazine. And Katrina is eating pink, heart-shaped mashed potatoes. That's the beauty of Thanksgiving - there's something for everyone. After dinner (a couple hours after), we had pies and birthday cake for Caleb, Brennan, Emily, Tim and Allison. It's a busy birthday month for our family!
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