all aboard the Santa train

so much to be thankful for

 family portrait taken thanksgiving 2012

 leaf 'fight' with just jonas

 eme and luci buried in the leaves

 sisters-in-law

the newest members of the family enjoy the leaf pile

As we have done in recent years, we spent Thanksgiving Day at Heather, Jeff, Eme and Tyce's house.  The weather was gorgeous so some of us met up early to take a long walk at Shelly Lake.  Then we spent most of the daylight hours playing in the leaves before indulging in a huge feast, which gets better and better each year.

It's so easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of day-to-day life and to lose sight of the things that are truly important.  I feel incredibly lucky to have such a loving family and to also have many friends who I consider an integral part of my loving family.  I'm so very thankful for my amazing husband and my two beautiful little girls.