Thanksgiving Week

Kevin and the boys in Bell Canyon on 11/22

The Sobieralskis stopped by the day before Thanksgiving. It was great to see them and catch up a bit. Kevin and Wayne went to the Jazz/Kings game later in the week.

We participated in the charity 5K on Thanksgiving morning. Leith(hiding from the camera) ran almost the whole way.

After the race we were wet from the rain, but in good spirits.

A holiday classic...I think last year Niall ate the drumsticks.

Jack Marinello and Coral practice their clarinets.

On Sunday, the Larsens stopped to visit on their way home to CA. Niall was so excited to see Cade! The Astles(who got away without being photographed) joined us for dessert. We are blessed to have such good friends. I felt like it was an early Christmas gift to see so many friends over this weekend. (Yes, there are six young boys at this table!)

There is not much sleeping going on here!

We were sad to see the Larsens leave!

I knew it was Thanksgiving when the smoke alarm went off minutes before dinner was ready to serve. Every year, the butter from the baking rolls drips onto the bottom of the oven and causes the room to fill with smoke. We quickly air out the house, stop the alarm, and proceed to eat a nice dinner. Then, I promptly forget about the whole thing until it happens again on the next holiday. Is this the definition of insanity-doing the same ridiculous thing over and over again?

Other than that, we had a really nice week. I am filled with gratitude for all the blessings of life. It seems we will never be done 'counting our blessings'- the list continues to grow even as we count.