Thanksgiving Take Two

Our second Thanksgiving celebration was in Ruston with the Allison side of the family.  We had a great time visiting with some family that we hadn't seen in a while and catching up.  Ryland had requested that they go hunting for brown or black animals, so the boys layered on the camo and headed to the woods.  They came back a short while later, and they hadn't see anything.

 

 

On the second trip to the woods, John Chris realized that the pressure to shoot something was pretty intense.  This time they came back with a squirrel, and the boys were so proud.  Ryland wouldn't touch it, but Reed had no problem showing off their kill. 

Now to skin and eat this prize kill.

Hanging with Harker

The Woods came over for a laid back pizza dinner. It was so nice to relax and catch up with them before things get crazy. Ryland was so excited to have Harker over to play. They play well together and act like an old married couple. Ryland calls Harker, Dark, and Harker calls Ryland, Ry Ry. So cute.

Game night

We all headed over to the Woods' home for some weekend fun. The kiddos are so funny together, and I just love to watch them interact. After the babies went down, us grownups played a game of 90s Trivial Pursuit. Let me just start off by saying, I suck at any kind of trivia or q & a. Needless to say, Robert, my partner, carried our team to victory.

Pretty obvious that these old dads have had way too much fun.
Thanks for having us over!

All aboard the North Pole Express

We headed out to Grapevine for some much needed Christmas spirit. We met up with the Woods and the Owens for a little weekend fun. We all attended the North Pole Express gig. It started off with a cute skit and some Christmas jingles and then we all headed for the train. The conductor did a great job of getting all the little ones interested and excited.


SNOW! As we headed to the train, we were led down a path through the trees where it was snowing. It was artificial snow, but it was neat to watch Ryland try to figure out what it was.

The boys are being silly on the way to the North Pole.

We climbed aboard an old authentic train for a little ride. As we traveled down the rails, we listened to the Night Before Christmas.

Ryland, Daddy, and Mom

Lindsey, Jackson, and Rodney

Harker, Sarah, and Robert

I just love Harker's expression. She is so over this train.

Ryland told Santa to check out his bowl full of jelly. Eat your heart out Santa.

Santa was available for pictures after the train ride, so we snapped a quick pic before headed off.

We had a great time, and we look forward to coming again next year. It is a perfect family tradition and will become even more fun as Ryland gets older.