The One With All The Turkeys

November 27-December 1, 2019

This is a LONG one since we had so much time off and a lot of family time over the break!

We start on Wednesday night since that's when the holiday really began.  All of the kids were out of all schooling on Wednesday, even though I had to work.  And since we are close to the BOG football game, so practice was happening that morning.  My girl Lara and her girls were gathering up to have a fun breakfast before they went to practice, so I bummed a ride to campus with them early in the morning.

In the meantime, my parents had picked up cousin Kayleigh to spend the holiday with us and she was staying in Perkins for the Holiday.  So, but the time I got home that night, there was already restlessness setting in.  So, Lara took Jake to the movies to see Frozen 2 at the 9:15pm showing.  They got home WAY past my bedtime, but I know they loved the movie and really enjoyed spending some time together.  We are all very aware of how many big changes are coming very quickly in just a few short months...

I also spent a moment at work to make my State Championship letter board:

We woke up Thursday morning and didn't have to cook a thing.  We had decided as a family we would attend the Community Dinner at the Methodist church, as we spend as much quality time together as we could without worrying about cooking and cleaning.  It was a GREAT decision.

Happy Thanksgiving from Evie Pearl

These Two!  So cute!

YUM!  Great food and even GREATER COMPANY!

At Nana's, we played board games and card games - SPOONS!

And some people took naps on the floor

Then it was off to Aunt Shelley's for COUSIN time!
Faith 7, Emma 17, Jake 12, Lara 17, Izabella 11, Rocco 9, Finn 8, Gabrien 9

After all that food, family, and Fun, we got back to our house and were exhausted!  Plus, we had a busy day planned for Saturday, so we all went to bed with full hearts and full tummies.

Saturday, Lara was up and at 'em very early as she had to go to work at the donut shop!  Emma doesn't usually work on Fridays, so she chose not to work this Friday other,  Instead, she was accompanying Nana and me as we took Kayleigh back to her Mom so she could get home to Texas.  But it would have been bad form to skip stopping at Missy's to say HI to Lara and grab a quick treat!

Girls' Road Trip

Lara working, Emma as a customer

We meet Kayleigh's Mom in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.  We got there about 45 minutes early (allowed too much time for our donut stop), so we went and explored the town for a little bit.  We even found a store that was having a 50% clearance sale, so we took in some Christmas shopping.  It was cold, and grey, and wet, and VERY TRAFFIKY on our trip.  By the time Emma and I got back to Stillwater and Nana got back to Perkins, we were all exhausted!

Saturday morning, the girls were up VERY early to head back to Guthrie.  They needed 2 cars for the end of the day, but only one at work, so they took Emma's truck home to Orlando before heading to work.  They closed up early (ran out of donuts), so the girls went to Edmond to get Lara's car washed, then back in to Guthrie for some girl glam time!  Emma wanted a manicure and pedicure in preparation for Homecoming, so Lara went along and got a manicure as well.

Sunday, the Weaver crew got up and worked on Christmas decorations for the house.  Earlier over the break, we all worked together to get everything out of the attic.  So now it was time to put up the tree and a few other things.  While we decorated, Dad made us another Thanksgiving feast!  INCLUDING DEVILED EGGS!  We missed those from our adventure earlier in the week.  After we were fully stuffed, we went to afternoon church.  Ended the evening with a family meeting, some relaxing, and Hallmark Christmas movies.

Next week, is CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK!