Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving!

(Cutler Family Tree)(We all wanted a slumber party together!)We had such a wonderful weekend with our families! I always look forward to this time of year to spend time with the ones we love most. Our festivities started on Wednesday when Cody made a call to Wyoming to coax his family into coming down to Logan a day early. We knew our weekend was looking pretty busy and we probably wouldn't get to spend tons of time with them. Well, the coaxing worked and the Cutlers arrived at our home that evening. We enjoyed some taco soup, games, and just catching up! The next day we had our Thanksgiving feast with the extended Cutler family. It was good to see them again. It had been much too long! After dinner and some crazy family pictures trying to fit us all in the tree...we drove Grandma Jo back to her home in Tremonton. We loved talking with Grandma and hearing her thoughts and feelings. We stopped by at the cometary to see Grandpa's headstone and wish him a Happy Thanksgiving. It's been one year since Nov. 29th that he passed away. We all miss him dearly. After our visit in Tremonton we headed back to Smithfield to visit with the Oliversons and the rest of the Cutler crew. We retired to our home early so we could get a good night's rest before the infamous Black Friday! It was crazy, but tons of fun! I worked from 5 a.m. until 1 p.m. while Cody tried to hit some good sales. We found a great deal on a T.V. at Best Buy and some cute clothes at the Mall. We shopped our fannies off and then were off to double up with Kayli (Cody's cousin) and our friend, Justin. Justin had recently had knee surgery so we kept it pretty chill with dinner and games at our place. It was super fun, but I was sooooo exhausted from being up so early. The next morning we made some yummy French toast with Casey and Derek and then said our goodbyes to the Cutler Crew. We then headed down to Centerville to spend the rest of the weekend with the Moons! I hit a couple bridal showers while Cody hung with the folks. That evening we stayed with Scott and Marianne. We had tons of fun just chillin' and talking. (There also took place a crazy little flood in the bathroom that I can only disclose in person! It's just too crazy to write down;) Marianne made a yummy breakfast the next morning before we went to church. After church we spent the rest of the afternoon with Keith and Jen. We had tons of fun playing with Parker and admiring sweet little Mailey. Together we went and walked around Temple Square to see the lights. So beautiful! We topped the night off with some yummy hot chocolate, compliments of Keith. What a wonderful weekend to think about how much the Lord has blessed us and spend time with our amazing families!:)(Sweet little Mailey)

4 comments:

Moon family said...

I can't believe you got everyone to fit in that tree! That is such a funny picture! We seriously loved seeing you guys and wish you lived closer. We had a great time!

malibumoons said...

Thanks for sharing some pics. I really hope I get to go to the temple and see the lights when we come.

Christine said...

Lights at temple square are still one of my favorite traditions. Way to brave the cold! Gorgeous pics of the temple and nativity. I love that you got to spend time with family over the holiday. Cool family tree pic!

Jessica Leigh said...

Don't forget the 4 hours you spent talking to me as your hubby caught up on some sleep! :) Glad that you had such a great Thanksgiving . . . love you!