The girls and I had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We headed to Arkansas to my parent's house, as is our annual tradition. DJ had to stay behind, because the team flew out Thanksgiving day for New Orleans. Thankfully, he was able to have a good meal with the team on Wednesday, so I didn't feel too terrible about leaving him behind, but I do hate that we haven't had a Thanksgiving together in about 5 years! Tis the life of a football wife......
Wednesday morning, the girls and I were up and ready to go by 10. We ran a quick errand and then hit the road. The girls did great in the car. They're really becoming perfect little travelers. Addy was setttled in watching Frozen, Gretchen brought tons of books to read, and Meggie had the ipad. We listened to Christmas music and made the best of it!
The weather was so nice when we got to my mom's house, so the girls played outside and ran around a bit. Gretchen hid under their ginormous bush, and Meggie was trying to find her!
And then their PaPaw, took them for a ride in his jeep.
After the jeep ride, we headed inside to start baking pies for Thanksgiving. I ended up making two pumpkin and a pecan pie for our meal, and Addy Pearl was a great little helper!
After we baked pies, the girls headed down to my brother's house and my mom and I went to the rehab hospital to visit my grandmother. We made a quick stop at the grocery store, before heading home to my brother's homemade chicken alfredo! I may have had two heaping helpings!
We got all of the girls bathed and in their pj's, and started to get them settled in for the night. And, then I realized that Addy and I had to head back to my mom's house to pick something up, so I let her drive.
Don't worry, my brother and my mom live down the same drive way on 40 acres of land in the middle of nowhere!
She's learned to make silly faces and it cracks me up when she makes this face!
Once we got the girls settled in, my brother and I made homemade yeast rolls using my grandmother's recipe. Except, when I wrote it down, she told me it took 4 cups of flour, and it clearly took 10 by the time we were said and done.
The rolls were ready to go in the oven!
Thanksgiving morning, the girls were up bright and early for breakfast. We watched the parade, and then my brother, Addy Pearl and I headed to the rehab hospital to bring my grandmother home!
I think the most precious thing ever is watching the love between grandparents, great-grandparents, and their next generations. As we picked up my grandmother, she and Adalyn held hands walking out the door, and it totally brought a tear to my eye. Once we got her home, Addy crawled up in her lap and wanted to know all about her hospital bracelets. This Thanksgiving, we are extra thankful that my grandmother is home and is much improved!
We spent the rest of the morning getting ready to have company at my brother's house. The girls were ready for turkey day in their outfits that my mom got, and I was just thankful I didn't have to work on any last minute shirts for them!
Happy Thanksgiving from The Welte Girls!
My mom was scheduled to work on Thanksgiving, but she made it home right about the time we were fixing our plates. The girls were super excited to see her!
The rest of the afternoon, we spent with family. Exactly the way it should be.
The girls played dress up, and eventually everyone headed home.
And then we had pumpkin pie for dinner. Because. Thanksgiving.
I'm super thankful for my little princess.
And, this one too!
We ended the night with a movie and more cousin time.
My part two will be up tomorrrow! Our weekend was too filled with lots of fun for just one post! And, if you missed my stocking stuffer ideas yesterday, you can check that post out here.
And, you can follow along with lots of Christmas cheer on Instagram. Just search for #hpaholiday
Betty Goodson is a fine lady
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