Thanksgiving

We had a really good Thanksgiving. We had planned to stay home with Lauren's tonsil surgery and feeling like we couldn't afford to travel and me being pregnant but when Jerry got home from work on Wednesday, we decided we should just drive up to Idaho and surprise my family. We left about 4:30pm and got there at 12:30am. We called Kevin along the way and let him know we were coming. He and Lindsay had gotten there earlier in the day. The kids did really well on the drive. Lauren hadn't been sleeping well but slept for almost six hours in the car. I think it was more comfortable for her in the carseat. We don't like driving in the dark but we got there safe and sound. My parents were very suprised and excited. We had a fun Thanksgiving day. Mike, Karen and their family came and spent most of the day. It was so fun to spend time with them. Rod came over later in the day as did Teresa and the kids. She brought Doug (a guy she is dating) and his kids as well. There was a big football game full of lots of laughs. Jerry was very sore afterward. Jerry brought a TV shooting game that he got with a gift card from Sportsman's Warehouse. He said it was for Landon but Landon always ends up crying because he doesn't get a turn. The guys and kids had fun with that. The next day Jerry made plans with Natalee to go to lunch and she did my hair. It was such a fun surprise. We really miss Nat and Mike. They are such good friends. We had fun with them. Jerry, Kev and Lindsay had a pool game that was quite competitive. Apparently at one point Lindsay had taken back her maiden name and was not on speaking terms with Kevin or Jerry. Dave's family came the next day and we had a great time with them. They were on their way to cut down a Christmas tree. Katherine is graduating in a few weeks from BYU-I. We are excited for her. Dave brought his pigeons and let them fly. The kids loved it. Kevin and Lindsay left on Saturday. I went and visited Gary's grave which I had not done yet and saw Teresa's new house. It was strange not having him there. His kids came over a few nights when we were there and it is fun to spend time with them. Shelby and Ethan also came over and spent the night on Saturday. It was fun to see them. We helped my parents get started on putting their Christmas stuff up. They had said they were not decorating this year but after they got started they did put most of their things up. We stopped and saw Rod at work on our way home. The drive home seemed much longer but we were glad we went and had a much better Thanksgiving than we had anticipated. Landon had a blast and Lauren just survived (due to the surgery) but I think she would have had just as much pain at home. It was great to be with family during this holiday.