Monday, November 28, 2011

A Thanksgiving Day

We are back from our trip to Utah where we enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving with all of our children and grandchildren. It's been several years since we've been able to do this, so it was a great visit. Tiring, but fun! Seven grandchildren all at one time can be spirited, and noisy! A lot of fun, though.

Since there isn't enough room, or beds, for everyone to stay with family, a few of us stayed at a motel in Provo.  It was very nice, with a cozy sitting area in the lobby.  It was priced well, pet friendly, and even provided a full breakfast every morning. Tara and Katie thought it was great fun meeting us in the breakfast dining room at the motel every morning. The only down side was that we had to drive back and forth each day, about 25 miles.

The motel lobby.  A great place to sit and enjoy the warm fire.
Kevin and Jesi cooked the full Thanksgiving meal and I didn't have to cook anything! That was really nice. I didn't know what to do with myself so I just spent time taking pictures.  I managed to get all of the grandkids together for a picture - not easy to do!

They are all getting too big!



They were having fun playing some kind of game!

Silly Odin & serious Levi

Five silly girls

After dinner the kids had a fun ride as they all piled in the chair while Kevin spun them around till they were dizzy!


Some after dinner conversation.  Looks like it's serious!


By the end of the day everyone was tired.  Since Kevin did most of the work, he was especially tired!


We let him sleep!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

theyre all growing up too fast, last time you took their picture on those stairs, they were tiny, pretty soon those stairs wont hold them all at once.
looks like you had a wonderful time. m

john415 said...

Hi Jan, I came to make the comment to say those stairs are getting awful small, but Mary beat me to it.... You are brave Jan taking them all at once ha ha... Glad you had a great Thanksgiving Day... Love to all over there from over here...