It's Turkey Day! And it's snowing - big, beautiful flakes that we don't get to see in this neck of the woods very often. Everything is totally covered in that gorgeous, clean, pure blanket of white. What a beautiful sight. Let me recap our Thanksgiving Day. We started our Thanksgiving this year by getting
up early and heading over to the park by our house to participate in our city's Turkey Trot. They have a 5k run and a 1 mile fun run. This year I got to do the 5k (Jim did it last time) and Jim took the kids on the fun run. A lot of people showed up and many of them did not register until that morning. This meant that the run started about 30 minutes late. By the time we got going I think we were all frozen stiff. (Remember - it snowed.) It was not actually snowing yet, but the air and wind were cold - especially the good ol' Texas wind. The fun run started first so I got to see the rest of my crew run by. True to personalities, Troy ran the whole way next to Jim, who was pushing the girls in a jogger. (They had the warmest seat in the house!) Trent took off after the word go and was not seen by Jim again until the finish line where Trent was waiting. The boys both did a great job! They'll be doing the 5k before we know it! I ran a lot of the race with a friend of mine and had a nice time running, talking, and finally warming up. I could feel my toes again after a few minutes of running. Even though it was cold, we plan on making this a Thanksgiving tradition, so next year Jim will do the 5k and give the fast guys a run for the money and I'll get to run with (probably behind) the foursome.
up early and heading over to the park by our house to participate in our city's Turkey Trot. They have a 5k run and a 1 mile fun run. This year I got to do the 5k (Jim did it last time) and Jim took the kids on the fun run. A lot of people showed up and many of them did not register until that morning. This meant that the run started about 30 minutes late. By the time we got going I think we were all frozen stiff. (Remember - it snowed.) It was not actually snowing yet, but the air and wind were cold - especially the good ol' Texas wind. The fun run started first so I got to see the rest of my crew run by. True to personalities, Troy ran the whole way next to Jim, who was pushing the girls in a jogger. (They had the warmest seat in the house!) Trent took off after the word go and was not seen by Jim again until the finish line where Trent was waiting. The boys both did a great job! They'll be doing the 5k before we know it! I ran a lot of the race with a friend of mine and had a nice time running, talking, and finally warming up. I could feel my toes again after a few minutes of running. Even though it was cold, we plan on making this a Thanksgiving tradition, so next year Jim will do the 5k and give the fast guys a run for the money and I'll get to run with (probably behind) the foursome.After the Turkey Trot we had a nice breakfast and a leisurely morning. We then packed up and headed to my parents' house for turkey dinner. On the way there, it started to snow. Around 12:30 or 1:00, we were all enjoying Mom's delicious food and noticed that the huge flakes were actually sticking to the ground! By the time we left to head home around 3 there was a good bit of snow on the ground. Of course, all the kids wanted to play so we sent them out in it before loading up in the car. Paige and my niece, Kyla only had crocs for their feet, but it didn't seem to deter them in enjoying their romp in the white stuff.
After we got home, the Cowboy game came on (of course). At halftime the kids wanted to go out in the snow again so they got bundled up and out they went. Cherisse, Hannah and Kyla came over and joined us. They played football, made snow angels, snow balls, and a snowman. What fun! Once it was dark, the troops headed indoors for hot chocolate and dinner. The Flanagans headed home and we relaxed the rest of the evening. What a fun Thanksgiving!
God has blessed us with so many things, but this year I really am thankful for my great family and the chance to spend time with everyone and just enjoy being together.
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