Yesterday was Thanksgiving. We did our traditional "go to Oklahoma on Wed, come back on Thursday" trek. We went up on Wednesday afternoon. It was a beautiful day, high of 75. My nieces spent the day riding on the four-wheeler. Both on my girls loved the four-wheeler as well. Presley saw a wild pig on her ride with Pa Pa. She told me the pig (which was dead) chased her and Pa Pa and they had to make a quick get away. The girls had a great time with their Grammie and Pa Pa and their cousins. Kennedy continued with her busy lifestyle. She was "go-go-go!" She did not want to go to sleep. Dad and I had to put her in the car and drive to town for her to go to sleep. We of course had to swing through Sonic for a little drink on the way. I would love to say that was the end of it, but Kennedy is not the best sleeper. She woke up for a short stint at 11:30, then woke up at 4am! She was up until almost 6am!!! UGHHHH!!!! It was a long night for mom. Then she woke up the entire house at 7am!!! She is such a stinker!
Presley stayed up until 10! She wanted to talk at bedtime, but was very tired and fell asleep in about a minute! Her two cousins just love her and will do just abou anything she wants to do. How fun to have two people cater to your every whim! You were excited about taking a "trip" to Oklahoma. You explained to me that "trip" was went you got in the car and went somewhere far away. You also started the "are we there yet?" question. You asked that about 10 times on our trip to Oklahoma.
Thanksgiving day was great. We ate with my side of the family in Madill for lunch. Almost everyone was there. It was the second Thanksgiving without my grandfather and the first without my grandmother. It was good to see all my aunts/uncles/cousins. Family is nice. God knew what He was doing when He arranged things the way He did. Presley and Kennedy were made friends with just about everyone. One of my favorite things was seeing Presley talking to my Uncle Otis. Otis is 90-something. He is so sweet and kind. He is getting old and in poor health, so it was good to see him there. He was sitting in a chair and I looked over to see little Presley had migrated over to him and just talking away. It warmed my heart. Presley is used to being around the elderly, she is over at Brad's grandmother's house often. I pray she will have a heart for them! Kennedy was busy, but very good. She was only running half speed! And she actually let people hold her. That is a rarity. She likes to be on the go all the time. Both girls were very tired so we left at 2:30 and they fell asleep almost before we got out of the driveway and slept most of the way back home.
Mimi's was calm. We missed all the people, we were sad, but glad in a way. Calm is good sometimes and we will see all of them in a few weeks at Christmas. Our Thanksgiving ended on a bittersweet note. Uncle Chance and Aunt Lele announced they had accepted a job in Austin and would be moving at the first of the year. It is a great opportunity for Chance, but it is hard to see them go. We knew that this was probably coming sooner than later, but we are sad. Two and half hours is not that far away, and it will only be for afew years, and it will be an adjustment for everyone, but God is good and He has great plans in store for them and for us. It will be exciting to see what good works God will do through this change.
We have so much to be thankful for....
"my animals, Cameron, my house and my bed!"
I would add to that list...
two healthy children,
healthy families
great husband
good friends and neighbors
God has been good to us!
I asked Presley to tell me a few things she was thankful for, her reply...
