*Quick Thanks to Christy for posting hers first, and not copyrighting it, since I pretty much copied and pasted her post. So I haven't gone crazy if it appears I am talking as if I were her, it's just a bad editing job. :)
This was Marty's family's second attempt at Thanksgiving with us here in AZ. Last year they came down, heard that Marty's grandma had passed away, and promptly turned right back around so we could all attend the funeral.
They arrived on Saturday afternoon just in time for the BYU game, which is always volitile since Kelly is such a hard-core U fan and Marty bleeds blue. Christy and I left them at a sports grill to watch it, and we headed home with the kids.
When Kelly and Marty got home, Kelly hurried inside and hung his Utah blanket up inside. Marty is a HUGE BYU fan and so it was really funny to see him react and go tear it down. The funny thing is that none of us saw that blanket again until they left Sunday morning.We played for the next couple of days and took it easy.
Christy and I did some scrapbooking and a little craft project. We make Turkeys out of styrofoam balls, buttons, feathers and silk flowers. They turned out so cute and we had a lot of fun making them.
He was our Thanksgiving centerpiece.
Greg flew in on Tuesday and we all went to the airport to get him. Christy, Marty, Brynn and I rocked out on the way to the soundtrack from High School Musical. Kelly didn't want to participate in that, and I can't for the life of me understand why. ;0) Afterward we went to dinner in Mesa at Tia Rosa's. Yummy! I miss that place.
Brynn was ridiculously ecstatic every second of the day to be playing with her two 2-yr-old cousins. She also fell in love with Christy. I'm talking like, in the first half hour. Right after Christy arrived at our house that Saturday, she went out to the car to get something. Brynn started weeping, pathetically saying, "Hum, Hum, Huuuuuuummm!!!" (That's what Brynn called her - don't ask).
The park by our house.
Thanksgiving day Christy and I did most of the cooking, while the boys entertained the kids and helped out when needed. Surprisingly it was not very stressful and the food turned out great.
Kelly did the potatoes, of course.
The kids waiting patiently at their table.
After Thanksgiving dinner we all kicked back a little. General all the kids wanted a spot on Uncle Greg. Awe, look at them all snuggly!
It actually RAINED while they were here. A couple times in fact. When it rains the water just sits on top of the ground, because it's pretty much just clay. So after dinner the kids went into the backyard and played.
Carter thought it was hilarious to run through all the water and in doing so tripped and face planted more than once. He was drenched.
Ah, that's better.
Kelly, Marty and Greg also played A LOT of Play Station 2 and Tecmo Superbowl on the Nintendo. I have no idea how late they stayed up every night, but I do know that it was late. Christy and I eventually hid the Nintendo.
Friday Christy and I went and did some Black Friday shopping. We each got some really good deals and had a great time. Neil also flew in on Friday to spend the weekend with all of us. That night Kelly, Marty, Greg & Neil all went to a Phoenix Suns game. When they got to the game they realized that the game tickets weren't in the envelope. They fell out in the house and so Christy, the kids and I all loaded into the van and met them in Mesa with the tickets.The Christmas lights on the Mesa Temple were turned on that night as well, so we decided that seems as how we were in town, we'd drive by and take a quick look. Christy didn't have the stroller with her and there were huge crowds, so we didn't get out for fear of losing the kids (three 2-yr-olds, only two adults...pass).
And here is a sweet little video of about two minutes of the fun that these three had together. Uncle Greg is SUCH a good sport!
We love you guys and miss you! Thanks so much for coming.
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Wow...I didn't realize Marty was a twin...
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