Thanksgiving Week Recap

This first picture is of our very talented Tyson. How many almost 18 month olds hold still long enough to balance a spoon on their nose. It took Daniel a few times to try and get it to stick but Tyson was very intrigued by it all and wanted to do it...amazing what the focus of a toddler can do. As for our Thanksgiving trip, it didn't start out the best as we tried to leave on Tuesday evening, but found ourselves not getting very far as we had to turn around after shortly getting on the freeway due to some computer sensor problems. We slept at home that night and then waited all day while Adam was at the Ford dealership having the truck checked out and fixed. We finally were able to leave late in the afternoon traveling all night and getting in to Oregon around 3 a.m. We enjoyed our time with the family. We went to Middleton Thursday morning for the Steele family turkey shoot (clay pigeons) and partake of Mark and Michelle's homemade fries and sauce which makes for a good gathering in the cold. I hit about 6 of 8, so that was way better than a couple years ago. We had to keep an eye on Tyson as he enjoyed wandering around picking up the empty shells. After a yummy Thanksgiving meal we snatched a little nap before the family went to the school and played some basketball. Friday morning the older boys went to the school again and played with George's highschool basketball team during their open gym. After that they drove over to Meridian to meet up with cousins on the Steele side and play a few games there. Saturday morning after some yummy homemade waffles the older boys met up with our cousin Ryan and Bryce and went to Ontario to engage in some paintball wars. Adam had a very difficult time being talked into going because he would miss the BYU/Utah game. Those of us who stayed home and watched the game were very good to not let it slip as to who won so that they could enjoy watching the recording of it when they returned. Adam said it still wasn't the same but we did enjoy watching BYU win. During the short break before watching BYU men's basketball play North Carolina in the Vegas tournament, we all participated (mostly as spectators) in mom's game. Earlier in the day she took the grandkids out on an excursion (one that no one knew where she was going). Come to find out, she took them to Family Dollar and let each of them pick out their own toy, which she wrapped up when they returned home. After we all gathered around this pile of presents we watched as dad had to guess which toy was picked out by which grandchild. The only glitch in the game was that the grandkids didn't like seeing one of the other kids open their present, so they would shout out, "Hey, that's mine!" Which kind of gave away who it belonged to. Nonetheless it was still entertaining and kind of like an early Christmas present from grandma and grandpa. It's always a treat to visit the Owyhee Ward on Sunday. I have a hard time leaving after sacrament meeting, but am glad I get a chance to attend that meeting. Our trip home was long and it will probably be a while before we return due to the baby on the way. I think that about sums it all up. Now it's back to work for Adam and the never ending daily tasks for me.