Thanksgiving 2012

I really love this time of year! I love fall and the crisp air! I love the clothes for fall! I love that family gets together so frequently! And of course I love the FOOD! This year for Thanksgiving it was a tad different. Cory is now a police officer and has police officer hours. We really got lucky that he didn't have to work until 10pm on Turkey Day, and he's weekend was Tuesday and Wednesday of that week. So we loaded into the car after I got off of work on Tuesday afternoon and went and spend some time in Preston with Brad and Sheila. We had a good time of playing with the baby, watching old movies, napping, chatting, Big J's!, Just Dance 4, Nitro Circus, Duck Dynasty, and great food! We are really blessed to be able to go up there and get away from everything and relax. Thursday Thanksgiving dinner was being held at Lynn and LeeAnne's church in Logan. The food was delish and the basketball and Frisbee playing was seriously just what I needed. Thanks for Cory's cousin  Holly for letting me dump Tate on to her so that I could play for an hour! On our way home we decided to stop by Grandma Gavan's for pie and meet up with my family. Within 15 minuets Cory got a call from dispatch saying that he was actually signed up to work at Walmart from 6-10 and then start his shift patrolling at 10pm. So being 45 minutes away, Cory took off leaving me and the baby! Somehow he got home, got changed, and got to work within the hour! WHAT A ROOKIE! ha ha ha, just kidding. It was nice to be able to chat with the Givan side of my family for a little while rather than having to rush out the door. The next morning Tate and I went down to Grover to get our Christmas tree. It worked out pretty nice for us since Cory was going to be working so much that weekend. But we sure did miss him! I am SO GRATEFUL for Grover! Its the best place for me to go and be able to forget about all of my stresses and headaches. We got to eat lots of food, go for a few walks, play with cousins, chat with Sarah Karen and Mom, and of course cut down CHRISTMAS TREES! When we were about to Payson on our way home I started remembering last year and the PLUMBING DISASTER that we came home to after Thanksgiving! I said a little prayer that all was well at the condo...prayers are answered! I didn't get very many pictures, but I thought that I would share the two that were my favorite!

 

 This is Grandpa Kevin with a few of his grandkids under the Christmas tree looking up at the lights before they got to decorate it. He is such a great grandpa and friend to his grandkids!

This is Tate and I! This is one of my favorite times with him. I love that I have a picture of it so that when he's older I can look back and remember these cuddle times.