Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving this year was very special. This was the first time since Brian and I have been married that we were able to go to Missouri. Usually we are busy with football playoffs, but this year we didn't make it as far as we normally do in the playoffs so we were able to hit the road to see our family. We we arrived early Wednesday morning and stayed until lunchtime on Saturday. It was great to see everyone and spend some time together. We helped Mema put up her Christmas tree, and Ryleigh got to spend the night with her cousins. She is still talking about that. We even got to see some snow while we were there. It wasn't much, but is sure made it feel much more like Thanksgiving. We celebrated Christmas while we were there since we will be at my parents this year. All in all the trip was great!

Here is Ryleigh with her cousins! I love this picture. If you can't tell, she was so excited to see them and play with her special cousin Taylor. They are like two peas in a pod.

Ryleigh loved to watch the snow fall out the window. She thought that was pretty cool.

Here is Ryleigh opening some early Christmas presents. She got a Barbie and some princess shoes which she was very excited about! (Look how long her hair is getting!)

Here is Ryleigh with Papa Joe. She was showing off her princess shoes...yes...standing on the table! Thanks PaPa!

Some of Ryleigh's favorite time was playing with Taylor. Here they are playing dominos at Mema's house.

While we were there, we couldn't miss the opportunity to get Ryleigh's picture taken with Santa at Bass Pro Shop. They always have a beautiful Santa display. We got her all dressed, and were on our way. As you can see, she was all smiled until it was our turn. She doesn't like Santa at all, and she wasn't going to sit with him or tell him what she wanted. After we bribed her with a cherry limeade from Sonic, she agreed, but she wasn't happy about it. Hey...at least she tried!

Here she is in front of Mema's pretty tree all dressed up.

Here we are at Bass Pro right before it was our turn. All Smiles!!!

Here we are in Santa's lap! Have you ever seen such a terrified smile! I really can't believe she didn't scream. But as soon as I took her from his lap, her words were, "is it time for my cherry limeade?" What a funny girl!