Emersyn's First Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving started off with a surprise! Brett’s brother Brandon and his wife Marcy drove up from San Diego on Wednesday evening and showed up on our doorstep at 9am Thanksgiving morning! They didn’t tell anyone that they were coming up and we were so happy to see them. Emersyn hadn’t met them yet and we weren’t sure when they were going to get to see her.

They had driven all night so they decided to try to take a nap while we got ready to go. We had Thanksgiving at Brett’s apartment clubhouse, which is very luxurious and had plenty of space for the 25+ people that were coming to sit. It is hard to find homes in the family that will seat that many people comfortably. Plus, since Brett works there, we were able to use an extra oven in a vacant apartment for all the cooking that needed to be done. We got to the clubhouse around noon and that is when the party got started. I didn’t get near as many pictures as I wanted to because of how busy the day was but oh well, Lord knows we make up for it on other days. J We ate dinner at 3pm and it was delicious. We headed out at about 7 and went home. Emersyn was pooped from not really having a good nap all day so we tried to put her to bed and watched “Fred Claus” with Brett’s family. Emers was so tired that she was fighting sleep so Brett and I didn’t really watch much of the movie but from what I saw, it looked cute. We just love Christmas movies.

Emersyn's Thanksgiving Nap
Hanging out with Great Aunt Babe
Great Grandma and Great Aunt Babe having a Thanksgiving chat with Emers

Friday we slept in a little and then ventured out into the Black Friday madness. I was saddened by the frantic feeling in the air. We got flipped off in the parking lot of Macy’s for no apparent reason. I heard a news report of a man getting trampled to death at a Walmart due to frantic shoppers. Two father’s shot and killed each other at a Toys’R’Us in California. Seriously, is that what Christmas has come to???!?! It makes me want to boycott the whole thing, except that I do truly believe that Christmas is special because of what it was originally intended to celebrate, Christ’s birth. Yes, I love the music and lights and such, but all the materialism and greed has really put a sad spin on the holiday. We are determined to teach Emersyn that Christmas is about Jesus’ birthday and not about presents. I suppose we will still do the Santa thing but Santa will only fill her stocking, we have decided not to give her gifts from us. Emersyn is an extremely blessed child and she really has no needs that aren’t met, either by us or our generous families and friends. I do think presents are fun but I am not going to support the idea that just because it is December 25^th, she needs to have 100 presents to open.

Okay, that is my rant. Anyways, we did partake in the Black Friday madness and got a digital frame that is now on our mantle, flashing the cutest pictures of our baby girl, as well as some neat pictures of us and our families in general. We got a really good deal. We also are on the hunt for a toaster oven but haven’t found the right one for the right price yet. Friday night we had leftover turkey made into a casserole type thing with Brett’s family and then hung out and watched tv at our house so that Emersyn could go to bed in her crib.

Today I am relaxing after a busy couple of days. Brett and his dad are going to watch the Civil War tonight at our house and I am going to finish decorating our tree and house. Brett started his new job today downtown. I am so proud of him and so unbelievably thankful for this promotion. God is so good and He always provides for all our needs.