Our Growing Family: Minnesota Thanksgiving

For the first time in more than five years I was able to get the Thanksgiving holiday off so we decided to pack up the kids and head to Minnesota. We drove up on a Wednesday, it was a long day in the car. The kids weren't impressed with the 10 hour car ride or the rush hour traffic we hit once we were near St. Paul. We stayed at Bobo's place with Gabby the cat. The kids stayed true to their routine waking up on Thanksgiving morning at 4am! Bobo even woke up with us to entertain the kiddos before the sun was up.

Thanksgiving morning Jon and Anna came over and we headed to Ihop for brunch. The kiddos loved the pancakes, afterwards we hung out at Bobo's letting the kids burn off some energy.

Laughing it up with Aunt Anna.

There was a small pile of snow outside of Bobo's place, just enough to make one small snowman.

Thanksgiving evening we headed over to Gram's house to eat with Jon and Anna, my Aunt Heather and her twins Alanis and Shelby. We had a wonderful time, after dinner us "kids" took the kids to the local park. I think it was the first Minnesota Thanksgiving I remember heading to a park not to sled but play on the playground.

Running for the slides!

Slides, slides and more slides!

Uncle Jon teaching Noah to do the rings, while daddy played on the zipline.

On the swings!

Daddy telling Abby all about how he proposed to Mommy on a digger... so many years ago.

When we got back to the house it was time for pie, and Grams had even picked up candles to celebrate Abby's 3rd birthday. Abby loved it.

Look how happy she is.

Enjoying her own pie...

On Friday we were very low key in the morning, working on a few things at Bobo's house but mostly just hanging out enjoying each others company. Friday afternoon we headed back to Grams for Christmas! Abby helped Grams decorate her Christmas Tree.