Brian loves helping out in the kitchen. I knew that the kitchen would be occupied all morning on Thanksgiving Day, so Brian and I baked some pumpkin bread and some banana bread the day before Thanksgiving. 
As you can tell, Tyler sure liked the banana bread. 
He ate several pieces of it and got so full that he fell asleep (with Mickey Mouse). It wasn't even Thanksgiving yet! Aunt Rosanne (Sam's sister) came over that evening and spent the night at our place. It was great to see her and show her our apartment. She came bearing Christmas gifts from Illinois. Here is the beautiful Tom Turkey figurine my mother-in-law gave me. Thank you, Carolyn, I really like the turkey!
On Thanksgiving Day, Sam prepared the turkey and mashed potatoes. We watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as we prepared for our guests. Amy brought two delicious Marie Callendar pies...apple and turtle pies. Laura brought Rhodes rolls. My Uncle Calvin came too. It was Tyler's first Thanksgiving. Tyler tried turkey for the first time. He preferred the pumpkin bread over the turkey.
Aunt Amy and Aunt Laura were glad they were here for Tyler's first Thanksgiving. Tyler warmed up to his Aunt Amy :)
After dinner, we watched the original version of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." It was Brian's first time seeing that movie and he loved it.
The following day, two of my cousins and their spouses came over. We shared our leftovers from our Thanksgiving feast with them. We ate turkey sandwiches. Craig brought my favorite, carrots and onions, and Bethany brought some homemade chocolate chip cookies. It was great to spend the afternoon with them and catch up.
Dan, Bethany (my cousin), Craig (my cousin), Uijoo Later that evening, we broke out our Christmas decorations and turned on Christmas music. The boys had fun going through our decorations. Brian was good at decorating the tree. I put all of my Santa Claus figurines above my kitchen cupboards. Sam hung the stockings.
I had been wanting to see the "Twilight" movie with my sisters. I was sad Amy couldn't be with us to see it. Laura came with me though. It was a great movie.
Last night, my friend (and old college neighbor) babysat my boys...Thanks, Monica! Sam and I went to see my little sister, Laura in the play, "Savior of the World." Traffic was really congested around Temple Square and poor Laura was a half hour late to get ready. Sam and I had a about 15 minutes before we had to be in our seats, so we went across the street and saw the Christmas lights on Temple Square. It looked beautiful everywhere I looked. I wish we had more time to enjoy it.
I'm so glad that Sam and I were able to see this play. My Grandma Hallstrom sat in our row as well as my sister, Amy, my cousin, Bethany, and her husband, Dan. "Savior of the World" was amazing! I felt the Spirit the whole time. I was very impressed with the play. Laura did an awesome job and so did the rest of the cast. I highly suggest that everyone in the Salt Lake area see this play!
Great job, Laura! We love you!
We sure had a fun filled week. I'm glad that we visited as many family members as we did. I'm thankful for many things, especially my family. Families are the best! I hope that everyone else had a fun Thanksgiving weekend!
