Thanksgiving

 We enjoyed a quiet, peaceful Thanksgiving at my parent's house.

We had a small crowd this year compared to others,

but the little girls still dressed the part for Turkey Day !

 

Audra, Maura, Teagan, Tatum

 

The girls had fun coloring on the activity table cloth while our feast was being prepared.

 

We eat an early dinner on Thanksgiving, 

which means we are usually all cleaned up by 3:30...

just in time for the women to go shopping!

I have always loved to go shopping on Black Friday,

but for the past few years the shopping extravaganza has been beginning on the evening of Thanksgiving. 

I like to call it "Grey Thursday".

 I know some people are opposed to it, but for us it really works.  

The women shop, the kids play and the dads watch football.

It's a win-win-win all around! 

 

We made our rounds at Toys R Us, Target, Walmart and Kohl's and made it back to my parent's house about 8:30.

 

Then this morning, true to tradition,

our Elf on the Shelf "Elfie" arrived!

He brought along his suitcase full of shirts from last year,

and an Advent Calendar.