Thanksmasyear

It's time again to play my favorite of all games; "CATCH-UP" (or is it Ketchup??)! Either way, the time has come once again.


First, let us go all the way back it time to November, 2008. Remember that month? We took a trip down to sunny Phoenix to visit my parents & enjoy snow-free festivities for Thanksgiving. As usual, my dad made a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner, complete with a brined turkey. And, despite all the teasing we doled out, the turkey was DEEE-LICIOUS!! Thanks, dad!


Just for fun, my mom, Cory and I braved the crowds for the 4am Kohl's sale on the day after Thanksgiving. Cory gave up after about an hour, walked back to my parents house, and crawled back into bed. But, my mom and I spent over 3 hours there & got some great deals! I am normally not a "Day-After-Thanksgiving" shopper, but since Kohl's is so close (like I said, walking distance) to my parents, we decided, "What the heck!"


Although it was "cold" by Phoenix standards (which is like low 70's), we still managed to get out & enjoy some fun outdoor activities. On Saturday morning, we went to CrackerJacks for a round of Mini Golf (which I won, by the way!!).


Then the kids took on the bumper boats. They had a hard time figuring out how to get them to do anything but spin in a circle. The worker even had to get in a boat himself & ride out to help them. But, once they figured it out, they had a blast!

Then, it was on to the race cars. Despite some minor "fender-benders", the kids also enjoyed the cars. We all had a great time. Then, it was off to Cheesecake Factory for a yummy lunch followed by, what else, more shopping!

Moving right along...

Next up; Christmas! Christmas Eve we drove down to St. George for dinner, carol singing, and visiting with my family. We had a very nice evening. Then, back home for more celebrating with Cory's family. Oh, did I mention that Cory's entire family (minus his brother, who is on a mission) stayed at our house Christmas Eve? Yup! It was wild, and noisy, and crowded, and lots of fun!

Here's a round of "Cousin Bowling" which quickly turned into "Jump over the Cousin". Lots of fun, and a little scary too!

Christmas morning the kids waited anxiously at the top of the stairs until dad said it was okay to come down.

The kids got LOTS of great toys & clothes this year. They had a wonderful Christmas! (Unfortunately, Cory was put in charge of picture taking, so this is all there is!) After all the presents were opened, we got to talk to Uncle Tyson on the phone for a couple of hours.

On Saturday, the 27th, we drove up to Lehi for a Cannon Family Christmas Party. It was nice to see cousins that we don't get to see very often.

My parents came up for Christmas, and stayed for a week, so we got to do lots of fun things with them while they were here. For New Year's Eve, we went down to St. George again to spend the night with my parents & sister's family. We stayed up late eating lots of great food (thanks Abi!), playing fun games, watching movies, and laughing.

2008 was a great year for our family & we are looking forward to an even better year in 09!