Thursday, January 2, 2014

Thanksgiving, Tennessee style!

We met my two sisters, their families, and my parents just south of Memphis for Thanksgiving. It was great! We rented a house that was big enough for all 16 of us and soaked up as much family time we could. We only left the house a handful of times (casino for the men, outlets for the women, and downtown Memphis for all) because everything and everyONE we were all interested in seeing was there at the house.

Here are the pics I took on my phone from the trip. I want to be sure this magical time is documented, even if the pictures aren't the best.

 

 

The "Jordan" men :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snow, ice, and dear friends!

Back in November we had an ice storm...

And then a few days later we had several inches of snow! It was exciting because this part of southwest Oklahoma doesn't usually get snow. The town basically shuts down and those of us that aren't scared of 4 inches of snow get to laugh and enjoy our days off :)

We also had some great friends staying with us so the kids all got to enjoy the snow together! The Musas have been our friends since our early days in Charleston (2005) and we have remained close despite living on different continents the past few years. They have had amazing adventures in Morocco and you can read about them on their blog http://ohnormalday.blogspot.com. You won't regret reading DeDe's commentary or seeing their adorable boys!

Anyhow we loved having them stay with us, and I was (not-so) secretly happy their stay got extended due to the winter weather :)

Olivia on the L, Gabriel on the R

 

 

Poor Carter and his hand me downs!
It was freezing out, so he wanted to come in and eat his Popsicle. Crazy kid!

We also hosted a party for our old Charleston crew so everyone that's here in OK could catch up with the Musas on their way through. It was a lot of fun! Sort of like old times, yet we had all of these little ones running around......:)

 

Some cuteness from their stay....

Abraham and Carter!

 

 

I wish we had more pictures of Olivia and Gabriel because they sure hit it off. They don't remember being buddies when they were itty bitty, but us mommies do! We can't get over how much they've grown! It feels like no time has passed at all since we we're all in Charleston, yet our growing babies show us otherwise.