Thanksgiving Week in Boise

I know it has been awhile since I have updated the blog, but we returned from a very relaxing week up in Boise over Thanksgiving. It was so nice to see my Mom and sisters and family - it had been too long. We arrived in Boise on Sunday, November 23rd and left to come home this past Sunday, November 30th. It was a great week and filled with lots of good food, fun and relaxation! We stayed with my sister, Larissa and her husband Jim and my adorable nephew, Brenden. We took the kids to the park on a couple of occasions to play with their cousins and another day to celebrate Samantha's upcoming 10th birthday - the kids had so much fun and what a great park. Grammie wanted to take the grandkids to the Zoo while we were there so that was a lot of fun as well. It really was a great zoo, it sits on 11 acres and had some really amazing animals. I included some of the lions and tigers in my pictures - you were able to get very close, very cool. Thanksgiving Day was lots of fun and Mom made an awesome dinner with a huge turkey, homemade stuffing, sweet potatoes, etc and of course homemade pies (apple, pumpkin and huckleberry cheesecake) - needless to say - I was not hungry much while I was there. The day after Thanksgiving we avoided shopping and had no desire to be in the crowds of people. We visited my Dad's grave for the first time since he passed away as well as my sister Leanne's since she is now buried next to my Dad - the VA Cemetary really is beautiful and it was so nice to finally be there. The kids also got to frost Thanksgiving cookies with their cousins as well and they so enjoyed that. Saturday night, we decided to do a girls' night with all the sisters and Mom and we had so much fun - we all had dinner together at Larissa's and the guys all rotissieried a prime rib (YUM) and then we went to my Mom's for a movie and relaxation. FUN was had by all. Overall it was a great week that really seemed to just fly by and we miss them all already ~ it was so nice to be together with our family. We missed my Dad so much, but know that he was there with us in spirit and we know we will see him again someday. We are so thankful for our family!