A Perfect Thanksgiving

i hope you enjoyed the pics above. im posting from the car on my phone. there are several things i cannot do so please ignore the all lowercase post.

the first three pics were taken on thanksgiving night at a friends house. that is tanner hoover that you see luke playing with. the rest of the pics were taken at creeksid park last sunday. it was a gorgeous day so luke and i played on the playground and then played in the leaves. as always we had the best time.
now, on to todays post. luke, landis, and i have had the perfect thanksgiving. we started our holiday on thursday morning with luke and i cooking in the kitchen while christmas music played in the background. luke made his own music with the bowls and spoons on the floor while we both sang and danced. then, when the pumpkin spice muffins were in the oven. i gave luke the opportunity to lick the bowl, but amazingly he didnt want to have any part of getting dirty.he put one finger in the bowl, made a squished up face, and pushed the bowl away. it was cute. after lukes morning nap, we went to my mamaws for lunch and stopped by carolyns house for a little while. by then luke took his afternoon nap while i decorated the front porch with the christmas decorations and lights. i was also able to get our christmas cards ordered and months worth of video put on a dvd. ivebeen very proud of my nap time accomplishments this weekend. our perfect thanksgiving continued yesterday. we took our time around the house just playing in our pajamas together as a family for hours. i thoroughly enjoyed sitting in the floor playing with blocks, books, peek a boo, and whatever else we could think of. it was just perfect. we finished our day by eating lunch as a family and then shopping at the apple store. landis got himself an early christmas present. now, this morning after i cooked a big breakfast for me, landis,, luke, and donnie, we are headed to raleigh to see my aunt sheila, uncle larry, and cousin, andrea and her two boys. i cant wait to see luke, emmitt, and mason play together. when i picture holiday times in my mind, i always think of sitting around with family laughing and making memories and i can honestly say that we have had some quality time this thanksgiving. i sure have enjoyed my time off of work adn have enjoyed my many blessings. we plan on finishing the weekend up by hanging out with the gang tonight at tricias and then church and tree decorating tomorrow. what a way to spend a hoilday. i hope you and your family had as much fun as we have had. let the christmas season begin. i sure am in the mood. f.