Being Thankful

I absolutely cannot believe that Thanksgiving is now over and Christmas is on its way. Wow, what a fast November! Our really good friends, Heath and Andrea (along with their boys Heath and Haydan) came out from Austin to visit us in Tucson. I have been looking forward to this for a long time because we don't see them too often so it's a treat to actually get to spend some quality time together. They arrived on Wednesday evening to a very excited Keegan who had been asking all day if they were here yet. We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Day together...Kevin smoked a turkey all day plus all the rest of the good stuff! Friday Andrea and I got to go workout together, and the boys got to play some golf. The rest of the time was just spent playing, laughing, and talking. We all had a great long week/end together, and I was very sad to see them go but am excited to see them again in the near future!

What we are thankful for this year:

Keegan: carrots, broccoli, school, and family
Klay: I will speak for him and say food
Kevin: healthy family, a good/stable job, relationship with God
Kelli: wonderful husband, healthy kiddos, being content, friends

Polar Express

I have to admit that I have been anxiously awaiting "our" weekend to head to Williams, AZ to ride on The Polar Express. We went last year with Keegan for the first time and had a blast. So, we decided that this is going to be an annual event for us. BUT, we didn't make reservations "early" enough (like a year in advance) so we only had one weekend to choose from and November 15th was it. It was rather early, but it was nice because it wasn't too cold with kiddos in tow (plus, Klay wants to be on the ground all the time moving around and there was no snow on the ground). I will admit that Keegan was slightly disappointed that there wasn't any snow...she kept asking where it was. Anyhow, a great time was had by all. We boarded the train at 6:30 p.m., made our trip to the North Pole where Santa boarded the train and gave each child a silver bell. And to top it off Keegan joined our waitress in singing Frosty the Snowman to everyone on board (she wasn't very loud, but I was impressed that she stayed up there with all eyes on her...she gets a little shy at times). I hope that in the few years other people will join us...it is such a fun time!