Thanksgiving...

Thanksgiving in West Memphis....

It was nice to be home again surrounded by friends and family.  And...since I was still on maternity leave we were able to squeeze in a few extra days. 

Ava got to meet both of her great grandmothers...Nean and Memaw

Nean and Ava

 This was our first attempt at traveling with 2 kids.  We packed way too much and tried to plan traveling around nap times (which totally didn't work), but overall, I would say it was a success.  We were most worried about Ava and it turned out that Owen was the more difficult traveler.

Emma Gayle lovin' on Ava Kate...

Owen and Papa Bart making Owen's Thanksgiving dessert....Strawberry Jello!  

(I have no idea why Owen is shirtless)

Enjoying breakfast while he watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.  He loved it and was soooo excited when he saw Buzz and Santa!

Ava Kate doing what she does best....sleeping during the day! ha!  This was actually one of the few times she got put down the entire time we were there.  Lets just say she got a lot of snuggling in and got completely spoiled in the meantime. 

Owen and Aunt Anna

Josh carving the Turducken! 

Owen helping Gigi with the rolls!

The group minus me...

We all ate way too much (as usual) and then crashed!  Since Black Friday actually started on Thursday night, we (mom, Anna, and I) headed to Toys-R-Us around 9 on Thanksgiving night!  Yes...we're crazy!  Mom and I have done Black Friday (when it was actually on Friday) every year, but this was Anna's first go at it!

group pic before we headed out to the craziness...

We got back home Friday morning in time to take a little nap before the Arkansas/LSU game.  Sadly, it wasn't really a game worth getting up for!  

game time...

Ava Kate supporting the HOGS in her adorable outfit...

We were all lazy on Saturday and spent the day in our pjs.  Owen loved it!  He kept running outside, laying on the couch, and saying "I'm just relaxin"

Being silly...

We also got to spend some time with the Allison's....Brandy, Jason, Emma Gayle, and Watson.   It was so fun to see/watch our kids playing together.  Games on the iphone were a BIG hit!!

Emma Gayle was such a little momma....