Thanksgiving & Santa Claus

We had a nice Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday and have had a very busy weekend. Riley and Ryan weren't very enthusiastic about the meal we cooked for Thanksgiving. I figured they would love each and every bite, but they really didn't like any of it except the pumpkin bread. Oh well - they missed out on a great meal! After our lunch / early dinner we headed to Lawrenceville for the lighting of the tree. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and it truly was an enjoyable evening. Riley and Ryan loved people watching and seeing Santa arrive! After the lighting, Gramma sang with her choir and we heard the first of many Christmas carols for this season! They went back and spent Thursday and Friday nights with Gramma and Grandaddy. I think they all had a great time as did Kevin and I. We went out to dinner with friends to celebrate my 34th birthday. It was nice to have a free day (I only had to work a half day) and evening and then to sleep in on Saturday! I told Gramma and Grandaddy that was the best birthday gift they could give me. We were very excited to see them on Saturday and then we went to visit Santa Claus! I really thought Ryan would just scream the whole time, but they both did great. No real smiles, but at least no tears. They both looked so cute and much bigger than this time last year. The babies are growing up! We had another day of hanging around the house today. Kevin has been fighting a cold and I took the opportunity to get the house decorated for Christmas. It was a cold rainy weekend, so it was a perfect time to get it all out. I'm glad it's behind and me we can officially say "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"!

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