This year we spent Thanksgiving on the Outer Banks. Not only did we get to see Nathan's dad and family, but my brother, Bryt, and his family came down from Baltimore to be with us. We arrived late Wednesday night, so the festivities started Thursday. We rented a beach house to stay in, so we had an extra kitchen. Liz and I cooked all morning. Between the two of us we made: banana cream pie, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, and apple crisp. It was a crazy morning and none of our cooked stuff turned out quite right because both ovens weren't quite working right. But it all still tastes good!
We had the feast at Nate's Aunt Faye's house, as is Thanksgiving tradition for the Smith family. With kids, there were about 20 people for dinner, so it was a bit crazy. On top of it, Hudson was fussy, Kate was tired, and so none of us took many pictures of the dinner. I did get a few that day.
Mema and Hudson
Bryt chaperoning the kids table. Bryt, Kate, Lexi, Ellie, and Cooper.
Aunt Liz and Hudson
Ellie and Hudson (Ellie was such a great help and babysitter with the baby, wish I could take her come with me.)
Poor Kate was tired and in a MOOD.
After dinner we tried to take Hudson for a quick drive to get him to nap, since he was overtired. He refused our efforts, so we headed to Poppy and Mema's house to hang for a bit, since Cooper was already there hanging out with Poppy. Coop was glued to Poppy's hip, hardly leaving his side all weekend.
Coop and Mema, post feast.
Poppy and Hudson
Ellie and Cooper playing outside, ready to go check out the beach, despite the cold. They gathered TONS of seashells to being home.
Liz and I had originally planned on going shopping early on black Friday, but with a teething baby who had not been sleeping well, we decided last minute to head out to do some shopping Thursday night instead. Our first stop was Ulta where Liz scored hairspray for about 30% of the usual cost. Our next and final stop was Walmart. Oh my. We'd gone out about 8, and missed the crazy rush. We found some pretty good deals, and enjoyed our few hours of kid-free shopping. Thanks husbands for watching the kids (who pretty much slept) so we could go out!
Edited to add:
Cooper made this list in school of things he is thankful for. I thought it was worth sharing. Sweet boy.
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