For Thanksgiving we had all of Shane's family over for the big feast. Shane's sister Colleen was in town visiting from London & ended up staying with us for a few days. It was SO nice to get to see her & catch up. I could sit & listen to her accent all day - love the British accent :) She hasn't been in the states or visited since Shane & I were dating so it has been about 14 years since we last saw her - wow that seems so long ago?!
We had Shane's mom, brother, nephew, his wife & their 6 month old baby over for a late afternoon meal. I spent all morning preparing, cutting & cooking the Thanksgiving meal & we all ended up eating around 1pm. It was SO nice to have everyone over to the new house & spend time with family.
After everyone ate, we spent the rest of the afternoon lounging around watching football. Mason had so much fun with his baby cousin Boston & loved showing him all his toys. When it was time for them to leave Mason was SO sad. He kept saying "I miss baby Boston" :( So sweet.
Once everyone left Shane, Colleen & I started round #2 of the Thanksgiving meal, opened up a bottle of wine & curled up on the couch to watch the movie Elf on the Shelf & Polar Express. After Mase went to bed we watched a couple of grown up movies. Perfect ending to a perfect day.
I had Friday off so we spent the day getting out, having lunch & doing a little shopping. When we got home we got the Christmas decorations out & started decorating. First thing to go up was Mason's own Christmas tree. I had taken him to Hobby Lobby earlier in the week & we got him a little 3 foot tree. I also let him pick out 10 ornaments. He was SO excited to pick his own ornaments & get to hang them on the tree. I plan on giving him a special ornament each year to put on his tree & then when he is old enough to have his own place I will give him all his ornaments. I hope he grows up loving the Christmas holiday just as much as I do!
Saturday we met Shane's family over at his cousin Kelly's house for a post Thanksgiving meal & get-together. They had grilled burgers, chicken breasts & had all kinds of yummy sides & dessert. We hadn't seen his cousin in quite some time (even though they live 15 from us) so it was nice to get to catch up with them. Before we all left we made sure to get some family pictures. Shane's family hasn't been all together like this in years so it was so nice to capture a picture of them! The only one missing was Shane's dad :(
Colleen ended up leaving for London the following Wednesday & Shane was able to spend a bit more time with her before she left which was nice for the both of them. It had been way too long since they had spent time together. She says she is coming back this spring for a few weeks so we are looking very forward to her visit!
We had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend spent with family & am ready to put it behind us & move on to the next holiday - Christmas :)
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