Giving thanks for Thanksgiving

Well here they are! The promised pictures from our wonderful Thanksgiving week!!!My parents, and my aunt Jeanette and uncle Bill came down to play with us, and we had a great time playing!



What better place to start than Rudy's! Our favorite BBQ place! Aunt Jeanette and Uncle Bill tried out the auto-handwasher...always a big hit with the kids too...At first Jeanette was afraid of it, but then she conquered her fear and taught Bill how to use the fascinating contraption!
Then of course we had to play the wii :)...they were especially good at the cell phone game!
And of course, the preparations for the great feast! Grandpa tackled the mashed potatoes...he did great, they were very mashed
Mom and Aunt Jeanette made some very good pourable, but not too runny, gravy...which was great because I suck at making gravy
Uncle Bill was....helping....ish
And the Turkey sliced the Turkey....
And last, but not least, the table is set and ready.....
Everyone digs in!

and after days and hours of preparation...the whole thing lasts about ten minutes...less for the boys because they didn't like anything except the corn and the rolls.....
Of course later there was a plethera of pies to choose from...suddenly the boys were hungry again...then the Larsen family tradition of playing cards where everyone is trying to go out before anyone else can, which inevitably ends up in angered players, unless you are the one going out on everyone else leaving them with a whole stinkin' handful of points...not that that happened to me...eight times....good times...but at least there are always yummy munchies...just in case we didn't make ourselves sick with all of the other crap we ate all day...
Lauren challenged Uncle Bill to fit all of the ice in his glass into his mouth.....
Challenge met! Lauren better be careful what she challenges him to in the future!...and Uncle Bill should set up bets and a good wager next time!

We also hit the outlet mall in San Marcos on the way to see the Alamo in San Antonio , where we also had a nice lunch and then a boat ride on the riverwalk! I still need pictures sent to me from San Antone...hint-hint....since stupid me forgot the camera that day...duh.Although, many of you have probably seen my parents fancy-pants Mexican dance on the earlier posts :)

We had such a great time and are so thankful that we got to spend that time with "all-them-all" :) So, thanks for coming! We love and miss "y'all"!!!