Thanksgiving Week Activities

Happy Thanksgiving!  It was a busy week for the Perry family, although we had a lot of fun and it was great to have several days together.  The week started off with a real good snow storm.  It was a welcomed sight for us because last year we saw so little snow.  Sam was anxious to do some shoveling.  She had a hard time getting the hang of it, but it was nice of her to try to help.

The weather turned bitter cold by Tuesday and the girls had a day off from school.  It was a challenge to keep them entertained because playing outside was not an option.  Unfortunately we all came down with colds during the week, too but we weren't going to let it stop us from having a yummy Thanksgiving dinner.  We sat around the table and told each other what we were thankful for and then we had our feast!

Here is Emma with a turkey drum stick.  Her eyes were DEFINITELY bigger than her stomach and she was only able to eat a fraction of it.

Pretty much all Samantha cared about were the croissants.  Who knew all I needed to make for her was bread and she would have been satisfied?  I shouldn't have bothered going to the trouble of making potatoes and casseroles and veggies.

By Thursday the weather had warmed up and we had another round of snow.  The girls took advantage of it and really enjoyed being outside.

On Friday we decided to put up the Christmas tree.  Traditionally, we wait until Emma's birthday in December to put the tree up but it seemed like the right time and it looks really beautiful now.  We love turning out the lights in the house and just sitting and enjoying our very pretty tree.

On Saturday morning we had yet another snow storm to conquer.  We made the trek out to the Festival of Trees here in town.  The children's choir was lovely and the trees were gorgeous.  And the girls even got to see Santa Claus which was a delight.  Unfortunately Samantha got stage fright and couldn't think of anything to tell Santa that she wanted for Christmas.  Is that a good sign?

By the afternoon it was STILL snowing so Daddy and the girls put on thier snow gear and spent time outside enjoying the weather.

And to finish out the day we went downtown to see the Christmas Tree lit up at the town square.  There was a short break in the weather  but by this morning we had several more inches of snow.  At least it was clear enough to see the pretty lights on the tree and do something in the community.

As always we have much to be thankful for this year - our family, our health, our home, and the list goes on and on.  We have our struggles and our trials but in the end we can sit back and recognize the daily blessings that we receive.  We hope that all of you enjoyed your Thanksgiving as much as we did.