Thanksgiving 2010

We had our Thanksgiving feast last night since Peter had to work a swing shift today (he works most holidays). In the past, we've had a Thanksgiving lunch on Thanksgiving before Peter had to leave for work. We wanted to do something different this year. So, we had our quaint meal (just turkey breast, whipped potatoes, green beans, rolls, and cranberry sauce, with apple pie and homemade whipped cream for desert) and then a family Wii night. This morning, we decided to go for a hike at Usery Pass here in the East Valley. It was a brisk morning, perfect for a hike. We spent the afternoon playing games (Sorry, Uno, and Yahtzee) and writing Christmas letters to our sponsor kids. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving. We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving as well!

Turkey-heads


Laynie


The Fam


Making the whipped cream


Our feast (no stuffing this year)


Thanksgiving Hike

Park Fun!

We love that the weather is FINALLY nice enough to play outside for extended periods of time. This morning, Peter took the kids to the park so I could get some much needed sleep. Here are a few pics.

She has mastered the monkey bars!


He decided to climb through the monkey bars






She would rather go up the slide, not down (usually, that's a no-no rule, but Peter lets them get away with it)

Family Photo Shoot

I am blessed to have several photographer friends here in the East Valley. It was tough to decide which one to go with for our family photos this year. In the end, we chose my friend Leah, whose amazing work speaks for itself (click HERE to view her work). Besides being a fantastic photographer, we chose her because she lives very close by, has an in-home studio (and I wanted to have some studio shots), and was able to work with Peter's schedule (we are not available for weekend shoots). I am beyond pleased with the results!

These are just a few of my favorites. More will be posted on FB!