Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Kansas this year. The main bummer, though, was that we were all looking forward to seeing the Grahams in from Texas. Unfortunately, a bit of illness held them back. Maybe next time. We spent lunch with the Robinsons at Barbara & Stu's house. Everyone from Patrick's family was basically there other than Jeff & Charlene. Our niece Sarah & her family weren't able to be here, but they're living in Virginia now and she is due to have her baby girl in just a few short weeks. For dinner, we gathered at our house with Grandma Donna, Grandpa Jerry, and the Lee family. It was a nice gathering. Plenty of good food and even better company all day. The kids had a great time, too; just missed their TX cousins!

It was really nice that Grandma & Grandpa were able to stay at our house on Thursday night. The kids were very excited they got to see them more. Leah & Jacob helped me clean the bathrooms last week prior to their arrival and tonight, she had a cute conclusion to the weekend. At bedtime, she was cleaning and cleaning in the boys' bathroom. I asked her what she was doing and she said, "I'm cleaning the bathrooms so that Grandma Donna and Grandpa Jerry will be able to come back and stay here." Very sweet.