Happy Thanksgiving!

A couple of days before Thanksgiving, the kids got haircuts. 

I would just like to point out that Walker is still not a fan of haircuts. He was silent and cranky the whole time. He wouldn't engage with anyone. :-/ Such a little stinker. He is not our social butterfly. If he knows and trusts you, he'll talk your ear off. If he doesn't, he won't. Simple as that. It's frustrating, but I know he'll grow out of it. At some point. ;) Right?

Lainey's "I'm Thankful For:" list

Walker's "I'm Thankful For:" list 

A sweet little owl came to stay with us on Thanksgiving Day. I haven't seen him since he took off  around sunset but I'm pretty sure that having 13 people at our house didn't help matters at all.

He looks tiny! Even tinier in person than in the pictures. I was slightly afraid he was going to swoop down and tackle my head or something. (That door in the picture is the door to our backyard...we access it quite often.)

Lainey made some cute place cards. Walker did, too, but I forgot to get a picture of the ones that he did. He made them for the Kids' Table. ;)

We busted out the china and the crystal glasses. We are SO fancy! :) 

Lainey and Ella. Best of friends.

cousins :)

I think Lainey and Walker are the only ones who got the "silly face" memo. Clearly the others are over it. Ha!

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This is hard to read, but Lainey has some creative writing ability! :) This was an assignment for school. Her only problem lies in the fact that her stories get pretty detailed (read: LONG) and she loses the momentum/enthusiasm needed to finish the story. This particular story is, in fact, unfinished (she did finish it for school, but I forgot to take a picture). 

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was one of my most favorite to date. I'm not sure why. It was very relaxed, filled with good conversations, and, of course, we stuffed ourselves silly. We had a wonderful time together, and I hope you all did too. Now...onto December! ;)