Thanks for the Memories

Today was our first full day back home after our trip, and I really wish we were back in Arizona  – and it’s not just because I had to bundle the girls up for our outing this afternoon in fleece pants and winter coats.  We had a wonderful, fun and relaxing time with our family there, and I hate the fact that so many of our loved ones live across the country from  us.  I really wish the girls could grow up spending more time with their West coast cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and great-grandparents, but I suppose the geographic distance makes our times together that much more memorable and enjoyable.  If nothing else, the fact that we’re rarely all together encourages me to  take lots of pictures to capture the family fun.  Enjoy these Thanksgiving Day photos!

(Special thanks to my sister-in-law Julie for the beautiful matching dresses for the girls)

Becky (on left): “Is there room for both of us to serenade everybody?”

Susie (on right): “I’ll play the right hand notes and you play the left.”

Becky: “I think I ate too much stuffing.”

Becky: “Did you see that turkey?  It was THIS BIG!”

Susie (far right): “Did someone say there’s a puppy out there?”

Susie (far right): “There!  I see him!”

Becky: “Whoa – that’s a jaw-droppingly large puppy.”

Susie: “I think he likes me!”

Susie: “There’s nothing better than a full tummy and my Daddy’s lap.”

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  Thanks be to God for His Son, and for the love of friends and family!