Thanksgiving!

Be ware this is a long post!
We began our Thanksgiving holiday with Joel's first ever kindergarten program. It was the "A B C's of Thanksgiving". Joel was an Indian (even though he didn't want to be one). He did a great job and wasn't intimidated at all.

We had a couple of long days in the apartment (which just continues to make us more thankful for our new house) before leaving Thanksgiving morning for Stephenville to have Thanksgiving with Craig's family. It was so wonderful to travel only 2 hours to Grandpa Billy & Jo's rather than the 5 that it used to take us to get there from Sugar Land. The boys absolutely LOVE going to Grandpa Billy's. It is a little boys heaven with tons of acreage, cows, donkey's, ponds, and a green gator to travel all around on. Grandpa Billy had MADE marshmallow guns for all of the kids. You insert a mini marshmallow in the end and then shoot it out by blowing as hard as you can through the tube. Oh my goodness all of the boys had a blast using them. I don't think Joel ever put his gun down, in fact I think he ate as many marshmallows as he shot. After surveying the dessert table he said no mom, I will just eat marshmallows for dessert! Of course we were the first ones to arrive so the rest of the guests had to navigate through the garage carrying their food and avoiding getting pelted with mini-marshmallows!! We had to have Michael pick up some refill marshmallows on his way in.
Christian spent most of his day playing chess. He played Craig and one of his cousins. He really enjoys playing and the challenge of the game. Christian got to stay the rest of the weekend with Grandpa Billy. He really wanted to go hunting. I haven't heard from them so I don't know if any hunting was done today but I know he was very excited for the opportunity. He is at the age that anytime he can go anywhere without his brothers he is very HAPPY!
We left around 5:15 or so to come home. Unlike last year there were no major life altering discussions on the way home (it was on the way home from Billy's house last Thanksgiving when Craig told me I think we need to move to Dallas - who knew it would be almost a full year before that happened). Caleb & Joel were asleep before we even got to the main road.

Since Christian got to stay with Grandpa Billy then Caleb & Joel wanted to stay with Memaw & Papaw. I met them today along with Sherri's sister and cousin so they could see the house. The house now has carpet, interior lighting, electricity, water, sprinkler systems, landscaping and a stained front door! The only thing left is touch up painting, the correct entryway light and appliances for the kitchen. Our tentative closing date is December 12th. We ALL are very excited to see the end in sight! Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving!