Thanksgiving Day was a small affair at our house since this was the first Thanksgiving we spent with just the four of us.  We acutaly went to the Phoenix Car show in the morning.  During the afternoon while we waited for dinner to cook we played in the backyard.  We even gave our dog Haley a bath and shaved her coat.  In fact, I was enjoying relaxing so much that I even forgot to take pictures! :)

We did NOT go shopping on "Black Friday."  Instead we relaxed around the house and met our friends Cortney and Isa at the train park.  The kiddos had a blast enjoying the cool weather (finaly only a high of ~ 65 degrees), and Tim and I enjoyed not battling the crowds in the stores (I did however do some online shopping that day and found some great deals).  Below are some cute pictures of the kiddos playing at the park.

We were so lucky to have Mema in town the last few weeks.  We had a great time playing and just being together.  Mema spent a lot of time with the kids - Lizzy even spent the night at the condo a few times.  The last few days of her trip Jerry and Trudy (some friends from her church in MI) also were in town.  Here are some pictures from the morning we spent  at the Train Park.  I went off to work and the "three grandparents" took the kids to meet Tim for lunch. 

Lizzy and Sammy playing on the slide at the train park

Trudy, Me, Sam, Mema, and Liz on the train.

Mema and Lizzy on the train.

Jerry, Trudy, Sammy, and me on the train.

Tim and the kiddos at lunch.

Sammy was exhausted from all the playing - so he took a nap through most of lunch!