Thanksgiving Fun....

Thanksgiving with the Heaps !

I may not have time to get our Christmas cards out this year,

or put up decorations,but...I had to take some time for this post!

I couldn't wait to record our

fun weekend with the Heaps.

I also know from experience- if I wait too long before posting,it may not get done!

It may seem odd to start our

Thanksgiving post

with Leo as the focal point-

but Leo, was the focal point!

"At least I can live out my dream

for one weekend"

comments like this one said by Mitch, were commonly heard.

OK, I must admit- I even enjoyed

seeing Leo run around the house

and sleep with the kids.

I have always said,

If we could just find a dog,

that didn't poop

and didn't smell like a dog... ??

The Heaps tell me Leo's poops are sooo small-

they practically don't count...

Hmmmmm.

The Turkey Trot!

The traditional Thanksgiving morning run!

My injury is still not allowing me to run very much,

so it was definitely a "trot!"

I felt bad holding them back-

but Jacqueline sweetly said,

"Birds of a feather, flock together!"

By my side they stayed-

I'm sure Jac felt like she was walking!

Dinner is served!

We had quite the feast which included,

Matt and Lou having a

Sweet Potato showdown!!

(I think it was a tie vote, both delicious!!)

Jill made her famous homemade rolls.

All of us working in the kitchen together

made for some good memories.

With a broken dishwasher,

we opted for paper plates

and had the easiest

Thanksgiving clean up, EVER!

I know-

they really had to twist my arm on that one.

The only time we had to "parent"

the kids at all...was

getting them to stop playing long enough to eat,

and getting them to bed!

Oh... and when we had to occasionally

step in while Justin was practicing

his new found favorite hobby,

teasing 2 cute little girls.

:)

We also found some time to relax.

Mac got a soothing foot rub

after he bribed Gracie with a new lip gloss,

and Justin lost his FIRST tooth!

This made me a little sad.

First they loose a tooth, and before you know it-their in High School.

Justin really only had 1 piece of advice

for Gracie on loosing a tooth.

"Just don't let Aunt Jill touch it,

and it won't hurt at all!"

Classic.

Black Friday!!

I have never attempted the

Black Friday experience.

We decided- this was the year.

These are pictures

we took before heading out at Midnight.
We flunked the Black Friday test.
We really needed Monica or Wendy with us.
We saw the line at Toys-R-Us

wrapping around the store,
lines for Target and Old Navy starting-
5 hours before they were even opening...
and went home!

Jill captured some great "game faces" during Bowling!
As you can see, we all took it very seriously.

I LOVE this picture of Emily and Gracie!

They just couldn't watch!

Many times after my turn, I felt the same way!

Random craziness!.

See what happens when sisters get together?!

(and this was only 2 of the sisters!)

The kids wanted me to take pictures of them-

"sleeping".

Can you pick out the 1 picture

where they are actually "sleeping?"

Thank you Heaps Family

for spending Thanksgiving with us

and starting out the

Holiday Season

in full swing!

We love you!!

Come back soon,

and don't forget to bring Leo!