Thanksgiving

So sorry to those few people who read our blog. The holidays came upon us and we had a hard time managing our time and keeping up on the blog.

Where to begin?

Thanksgiving! What a great holiday! It's kind of a secret, but Dustin's favorite holiday is actually Thanksgiving. We say it's kind of a secret, because he doesn't want to be known as a 'bah-humbug' because he likes Thanksgiving better than Christmas. But he's pretty convincing when he tries to defend this as his favorite: 'it's about family, food, and football'. No presents. Not nearly as much stress. It's just a relaxing two days to spend with family and eat well.

We spent this past Thanksgiving, just like last year, at Dustin's family cabin nearly Manti, Utah - a small town about two hours south. It's a lot of fun to spend it there. It's big enough, so all of the siblings and nephews and nieces were there. And the day after Thanksgiving, there's a Christmas parade in town to kick off the holiday season - with Santa and all. And it's so small town. You feel like you're back in the 1940s. Taylor loved watching - because there was plenty of music, lots of colorful lights, and people clapping and waving. She obviously hasn't grasped on to the Santa concept yet, but she was sure fascinated by his colorful coat, white beard, and loud laugh. We're really excited about when she'll have that little-kid anxiety and excitement for Christmas.

Here are a few pictures from our Thanksgiving weekend at the cabin:

We needed a family pic with Tay and Quique. It seems like there's never a good time for a pic, but that weekend was as good as any. We ended up using this picture as our Christmas card picture.

Taylor with her two little cousins, Mia (center) and Ally (far left). Hanging out on the porch at the cabin.