Happy Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving holiday in Albuquerque with my family. The 12 hour drive went well. At times, the baby is screaming (because he is tired of his car seat) and the 2 big boys are in the back with their hands covering their ears. I wish I would have had my camera. Luckily, those moments were few and we made it just fine.

My sister was there with her husband and children. They are roughly the ages of my children so they all play well together (most of the time).

They normally have a book fest with Nana before bed each night, but this night Nana was occupied. Uncle Captain had to stand in. My mom lets all the kids sleep in her room with her and my dad when they visit (except the baby). It's a big slumber party. I am just amazed at how well they do.


Some friends of ours that are like family without being blood relatives were there as well. They are moving to China in January for 3 years for the husband's job. They brought lots of pictures and had great stories as they prepare for their journey.



Here are the Cline's playing pass the baby. Piglet's favorite game. He loves the holidays. There are a lot more people available to pay attention to him 24/7.

What would a holiday be without some trains? It wouldn't be one as far as my boys are concerned.

The captain and I had to make an emergency run to Wal-mart Thanksgiving night to buy some more trains. The set only had 2 and there are 4 big boys. Not my proudest parenting moment, but it sure stoppped a lot of screaming.

The captain calls this picture, "It's a thanksgiving miracle!" My son is 3 and my nephew is 2. Not the best ages to share. Little Crash doesn't think highly about sharing many things especially trains. My nephew liked to exploit that and well he's 2. Not the best combination!

After the run to Wal-mart (sorry they had to work but it sure was a life saver) the boys actually played really well together. They even hugged each other at one point. It's a miracle! We look forward to more fun in the future.