Giving Thanks

I'm so grateful for my in-laws. They truly are wonderful people! I am so grateful that they all traveled here to be with us this Thanksgiving. I wish I had pictures to show you of our fun, but you know what? I was doing good to get all the food to the church, who has time to grab the camera?! I'm still beating myself up for not bringing it with me. Yes, we reserved our church and had Thanksgiving there. It was so much fun!

The day started out at 5:00 a.m. It was so cold, I didn't want to get out of bed! Dan and I had signed up for a Thanksgiving 5k. We had enlisted a lot of family, my side and Dan's side, to run with us! I was so excited and have been training for a faster 5k for a couple of months. Let's just say that running in 7 degree weather isn't ideal for breaking any sound barriers, LOL! Dan got the turkey in the oven and I got the stuffing put together and we left the kiddo's with Hailey and met our family at the Utah Human Day Race 5k. I was so excited to see that my uncle and his family had signed up as well! I had two pairs of pants on, 3 shirts and a windbreaker, 2 pairs of socks, gloves, beanie and scarf. I was determined to NOT be cold, but I knew I would get hot, there was just no winning, excuse the pun. It was so fun to see all the crowds! There were a ton of people there! I was so proud of Dan! This was his first 5k and he did such an incredible job! I was so happy for him! It was fun to have Dan's brother Dave and his wife Lynette and 3 of their kids, Annie, Megan and Zach run the race as well! My brothers Shawn and Brent and Brent's wife Cortnie ran it as well. My parents did the 5k walk.

We then booked it home. It's always amazing to me how much it takes to get this one meal together. I don't know what it is but these last two years I have dreamed of having Thanksgiving at some buffet restaurant. Next year will be that year. It's just one dang meal!!! Once we got to the church and had dinner, it was fun to visit and have the kids perform their "un-talents". Dave and Lynette had the kids prepare something to share with all of us and it was fun to see what the kids could do. They did everything from throw the football back and forth to each other, play the piano, perform skits, perform gymnastic routines, show us pictures they drew, dance, sing, etc. They were all so cute!

The BEST part of the day, of course, was the dessert. I'M THANKFUL FOR DESSERT, lol.

We packed everyone up and then went over to Darren and Traci's for games. I love to play games with Dan's family. We played a game called "Would You Rather?" One word HILARIOUS.

It was an exhausting but wonderful day. I'm so happy we were able to spend it with my in-laws. I love them!