Thanksgiving

Since Christmas is this week, I suppose it's high time to post about Thanksgiving. We spent it in sunny St. George and were graced by the presence of my sister Beck. Allow me to hit the highlights for you:

Domesticism with Addison

Addison helped me to make rolls and pecan pie. I don't know if it was the amazing smell or the 600 times I caught him with a mouthful of dough, but it was one of those priceless mommy moments that I'll treasure for a long time.

First Annual Family Turkey Trot

Nate, Grandpa and I ran our own personal 5K. Next year, I will beat Grandpa. This year...not so much.

Playing in the Leaves

Grandpa liked doing it more than Addison did.

Hike and visit to the sand dunes at Snow Canyon

We went here last year too, and had so much fun we had to do it again. Addison had the time of his life. We went on a new hike that took us to a beautiful arch.

This picture is frightening, yes, but I made this little canyon by scooping sand - that's it. I, for one, am impressed.

A Girly Trip to see New Moon

It was dumb, but there's nothing like womanly bonding time and vampires.

Rite of Passage

Addison is now an official member of the fam. Mama W. has a picture of each of her children and grandchildren (those that are big enough) in this lion costume that she made back in the day. The boy was thrilled to participate in a photo shoot.

FOOD!

Really good food which I didn't take a picture of because I was eating it. Nate always gets the distinguished job of doing the turkey. Lucky for him, I agreed to marry him before I'd ever witnessed this.