For Thanksgiving we were invited to Tyson's brother's house in Idaho Falls. Even though the weather wasn't great we decided to go and just take the freeway instead of the shortcut through the mountains. Thank goodness we went Wednesday because it ended up taking nearly 6 hours instead of 4 but we finally arrived late at night with the girls screaming and our knuckles white.
The first night in a new bed we never sleep very well, so after not much sleep we got up to get ready for the day and help Brooke get the food and house ready for all the company. All in all there were 8 adults and 6 kids that stayed the weekend at their house (thanks Tim and Brooke for putting up with the chaos). After a full morning of preparation we enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner that included all of Tyson's side of the family (except Milo) and some delicious food! For the remainder of the day we visited, planned our day of black Friday sales, and played games. We were also lucky enough to have one of Brooke's good friends come and get pictures of all of us (which we had never had before). Getting the kids to hold still is quite the feat but well worth it!
The next morning at 2:30 am I got up (fully clothed and made-up from the previous day), fed the baby and proceeded to get the rest of the crew up. Ryan and Jared stayed home and babysat while the rest of the adults went out into the freezing temperatures in hopes of saving some green at the Black Friday sales. (I think we all ended up spending more than planned though because their were some "really good deals"). It ended up being a very long but actually very fun morning of shopping! After we all got home and napped we spent time playing games and visiting again.
Saturday was a day saved for the guys trip to Grand Targhee. They skied and snowboarded their little hearts out while the girls, kids and Jared stayed in and rested. I woke up that morning with aches and a fever that my obvious cold had something to do with so resting was just what I needed! That night we watched movies and went to bed early!
Sunday was the day we were to drive home and let me tell ya the weather wasn't on the same page with us. It had snowed several inches overnight, but we had to go anyway because Tyson had to be home for work and we were taking Chase to meet his mom and he had school the next day. Chase was a big help with the girls on the way home, and it didn't hurt that we decided to let them use their Christmas present (a double portable DVD player) early. We made it home in 5 hours and Chase reluctantly went with his mom an hour after that.
And just like that we are thrown back into real life. It was a great weekend that we wished could have lasted longer!
