Thanksgiving FUN!

We had fun on the road for Thanksgiving. We went to Arizona to visit both of our very best friends and their families. Since we didn't want to do the whole 13 hour trip in one day, we stopped half way in Los Angelos at "Hotel Leininger." It was fun to see family again who we hadn't seen since our wedding.
We listened to book on CD while driving so the trip was more entertaining than I expected it to be. The first one we finished was The Summons by John Grisham. It was good and kept us guessing at the "who did what's" throughout the novel.
We arrived at Agnes and Tim's Wed evening as there was traffic when we got to Pheonix. It added an extra hour to our trip. But no worries! Once we got there it was fun fun fun! Question: What's the first thing you do when you get to Agnes and Tim's? You get your hair done :)

Then you make pie's for the big feast:


Yes...they were VERY good.

Thanksgiving morning the husbands played football in the annual Turkey bowl in Agnes' ward. They came home muddy, wet, and with big smiles on their faces! It was obvious that they had a great time. The rest of the morning everyone chipped in and prepared the food for the big feast.



We ate food until our stomach's felt like they were going to burst! Naps had to be taken...

When Lon started to nap, Mara (Agnes and Tim's 3 year old daughter) started to poke at him. I told her that he was trying to sleep. She immediately left the room and and came back with one of her blankets! She put in on Lon and told me that we had to be quiet. It reminded me about how innocent and thoughtful children are. Their hearts are so full of love and ready to share the joy. Thanks Mara for the reminder of how we all need to act.

We then met up with other good friends who I absolutely wanted to see. Jenn and her husband Conrad. We caught up with our lives and had a great time watching the children play and interact.

I love seeing these wonderful women in my life! They set a great example for what I strive to become and have helped my spread my wings and fly!

Next stop on the list was Vail, Arizona, which is just south of Tuscon. Lance and his wife Wendy live there. Lon grew up with Lance. We met them at the air museum in Tuscon and saw old airplanes and learned much. We played cards that evening and made more pies than I had ever made in my life for their annual pie party. The pie party was tasty and I was able to learn the art of pie making.
Lon (along with the other men who were visiting) helped move a storage shed from one side of he house to the other. It was very entertaining to watch as more than one person would have an idea on "the best way to do something and then watch everyone else share their ideas all at the same time. Eventually (5 hours later) the shed was moved and the work was done. Very good men...now go and eat some PIE!
The drive home was long. We stopped again at our trusty "Hotel Leininger" and went to bed at 9pm and slept soundly and deeply. It was wonderful. We listened to DaVinci Code on the way home and didn't finish it, so we went rented it just so I wouldn't be held in too much suspense.

We had a great time, but are definitely done with long drives for a while.