Gobble 'Till You Wobble

Thanksgiving this year was jam packed with so many fun activities.  Barrett had his first Grandparents' Day, and he was so excited that all of his grandparents came to eat lunch with him! The twins couldn't stand knowing all of their grandparents would be with their brother, so we came along too.  So MANy special people visiting our little guy!

Nana and Papa

Kindergarten Buddies

Recess at With the Kindergarteners

Poppy and Gamma

The Girls and I Jumped in a Picture Too!

We busted Barrett out of school to start Thanksgiving Break Early!

So Excited to Have Big Brother at Home for a Whole Week!

Gamma and Poppy stayed to play before they had to leave town.  

The Love When He Comes to Visit

Showing off Their New Jammies

Love How Parks Looks at Her Brother

Twinkies Trying to Sneak Away with Poppy ;)

Last minute, we decided to visit Gamma and Poppy to play with our cousins!  

After a late night road trip, Pay was MORE than ready to hold Baby Colton first thing in the morning.

 
She Loves Being a "Mommy"


Gang's All Here!

We made it back home for Thanksgiving Day.  And I LOVED getting to spend a lazy morning with all my people, snuggled on the couch, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  After a crazy week, this is JUST what we needed!

I feel like whenever we try to take a family picture it takes FOREVER!  And at least one person isn't cooperating. Or has their eyes closed.  Or thinks if they throw a tantrum, I'll just give up on the whole picture thing.  And that's just Matt!  I have to figure out how to bribe the KIDS too!

Hahahahahaha - TOOOOOTALLY kidding!  

But I was super impressed with this family picture we took on with a timer on my phone!

After some help from my little turkeys .... 

... we headed to Nana and Papa's house.

And This Girl Got to Hold ANOTHER Baby

Her dream come true!

Don't Worry Baby Harrison - Everything's Fine!

"Big Grandpa"

Crazy Cousins Acting Like Turkeys

And to End the Night ... 

These Kids Helped Their Uncles Get All of Nana's Christmas Decorations Down

So much to be grateful for. I love that we got to see and spend time with both sides of the family this week.  Seeing how loved my little family is ... that's DEFINITELY something celebrate on Thanksgiving!

This Is Halloween, Everybody Scream

The weather almost kept us from doing all of our Halloween activities!  But we tried, even if everything didn't go according to plan.  We had to skip the costumes a couple times, but we still had fun!

First on the Halloween Weekend Agenda: Grapeyard!

I tried to talk the kids to of it, but they insisted on going to see the singing pumpkins.  So we bundled up and braved the cold. 

The Moment Parks Screamed in Terror at the Dallas Stars Mascot 

I guess Halloween IS scary.

We tried something new this year: Monster Mash. And since the weather was actually really pretty outside, everyone got to wear their costumes!

  

At the last minute, we decided to go to our neighborhood's black party!

Unsure About the Cake Walk

  Face Painting 

 Bounce House Fun

We got back home just in time to carve our pumpkins!

And the finished product:

I'm Pretty Impressed!

On the BIG DAY, we started with a parade at school.

Then the girls and I headed back home to play, eat yummy Halloween snacks, and watch spooky tv while we waited for the storm to roll in!

Once big brother got home, it was time to prep our traditional Mummy Pizzas!

Finished Product

We prayed and prayed and prayed for no rain! The forecast wasn't promising, and we had some afternoon showers, but the weather was perfect for Trick-or-Treating!

After an evening of surprise Haunted Houses, running into friends, and testing the limits on how much candy each of the kids could actually carry, we ended the night at our neighbors' houses. 

Such a fun night! Are READY for the Holiday Season!