Because Amanda had to work before and after Thanksgiving, we decided to drive to Bismarck to be with her for our big feast. We survived the drive but barely made it through the first night. Sleeping all together in the living room on the third floor proved a challenge for our family. At least McKenna decided it was better than sitting in the van by herself close to midnight with a wind chill near zero degrees!
The next day was more enjoyable. Amanda had this fun puzzle/toy that kept the kids busy for a while.
RJ was the boss of the turkey.
Reagan was so excited to be reunited with Sant Amanda (as she endearingly calls her).
We forgot to bring chairs so we ate criss cross applesauce.
Amanda and McKenna made a delicious green bean casserole and I made Melissa’s yummy sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, rolls, turtle pecan pie and pumpkin pie.
RJ has been wanting to make mince meat pie for a long time now. He finally did it this year with a rum sauce to boot and it was delicious!
The kids got to help Amanda decorate her little Christmas tree.
We ate breakfast with Amanda the next morning while she was on her lunch break. I did a little bit of black Friday shopping while RJ took the kids to this fun play area in the mall.
We played plenty of wii, my favorite being the Dance Party competition. It was a good trip and we were really happy to see Amanda again. We have so many things to be grateful for!
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