Happy Thanksgiving!

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We hope everyone had a relaxing day for which they are grateful. I'm realizing the small things are big things to be thankful for. We had a laid back morning and I snapped some shots of the kids playing. Wanted to share these with you. This is what I hope to "remember" in future years. We have a little book that we write down things we are thankful for. Each year we try to represent the year and we also ask Vivi (as Isaac gets older we'll ask him too). Vivi was thankful for flowers and animals. I was thankful for good travelers on the way to Chicago and all the challenges of the year to grow us. Nick was thankful for his job. We also enjoyed candles lit, braiding Vivi's hair, watching a movie with our cousin.
This was the first year I attempted a turkey and it turned out okay, but I will spare you the details of the process which wasn't beautiful! We went to Nana and Papa's and enjoyed eating and hanging. That night we went downtown to see a parade of lights which was busy. Mostly the girls had fun with their new light sabers.
Our only hiccup is that Isaac did end up breaking out with you'll never guess...chicken pox. He got them from the vaccacine. He also had a reaction to some peanut butter so unfortunately he ended up in a bad way. However, he's a trooper and we're getting him taken care of.
I must say one other fun item. My sister, husband, Nick and I got to go see New Moon and it was so fun! I would recommend this movie (Twilight series) well over the first one. It is an interesting take on a love story that is very clean (written by a stay at home Mormon mom).