It was so great to have Emily here for Thanksgiving! We wish Nathaniel and Audrey could have been here as well, but we are excited to have them visit for Christmas.
Emily flew in on Tuesday. The boys were so excited to have her home! That night, Emily, Michael, Andrew, and Daniel watched 50 First Dates.
On Wednesday, the boys had early release. I spent the morning making a few dishes for Thanksgiving. Emily wasn't feeling great, so she rested a bit. Once everyone was home, we went out to eat at IHOP. Emily started feeling better once we started jamming out to some Taylor Swift on the way home. She spent the afternoon and evening with her friends. They went out to eat and explored and did an escape room in San Tan Village. Daniel also went out with his friends to see Black Panther 2 at the theater.
Thanksgiving was wonderful! I got up early and started the stuffing and rolls and green beans. Michael and the kids were a big help, as always. Emily set the table beautifully.
Everyone showed up between 1pm and 1:30pm. The Akers brought the turkey and the others brought some wonderful veggies and pies. Everything was delicious! Everyone helped clean up and then we played 5 Second Rule. Then we had a family picture and ate dessert.
Everyone left around 6pm and we had a relaxing evening. It was nice to not have to comb through all of the Black Friday ads, since the sales had already started and I didn't plan to go shopping on Friday. We watched two episodes of Wednesday on Netflix. Then Daniel remembered he needed to take his permit test. The site was pretty glitchy, but he got it done and passed his test! We made an appointment for Tuesday to go to the MVD for his permit. On Friday, we decorated for Christmas in the morning, both inside and out. Everyone helped. That afternoon, Michael, Emily, Daniel, and I all went to see Glass Onion at the theater. Andrew and Jonathan didn't want to go. We spent the evening going to the gym, watching Netflix, and relaxing.
Saturday was so fun! We all went to lunch at Culinary Dropout. I've been wanting to go back there for a while. The restaurant is huge and fun and they even had live music. The only problem was that it was so loud in there so it was hard to have a conversation, but the food was delicious!
After our meal, we went to Sam's Club so we could get some names from the Angel Tree. Then we went to Batch Cookie shop so Michael could pick up my cake. Then we went home and Michael and the kids sang to me and I opened presents.
Then everyone rested and later they finished the Wednesday series while I did some online shopping. The BYU game didn't start until 9pm. Michael and Andrew watched it while Emily, Jonathan, and I all watched Disenchanted and Daniel played his video game. We stayed up way too late!
On Sunday, we went to church for the first hour, and then we came home and Emily finished packing and we took her to the airport. It was hard to say goodbye, but we'll see her in three weeks!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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