Thanksgiving Week

 Dad was lucky enough to score Thanksgiving week off this year.  With the girls off for the week it set up for some great family time!  Despite some early weather challenges we were able to pack the week with all kinds of fun activities.  Christmas excitement hit a fever pitch as the week went on since we decorated the house, tree and got our shopping lists ready for Thanksgiving night!  All in all a great week and we won't get too sad to go back to work and school as we all get another 2 weeks off at the end of the year!

 

 Jordan, Taylor, & Mom get racking leaves off of Dad's to do list with some hard work just before vacation started

 

 Taylor is a Fall beauty 

 

 Of course - the girls were helping to do the jump in the leave pile routine!

 

As the weather soured we went to the Gaylord hotel to check out the X-mas décor and ambiance

Some more of the Gaylord's decorations... 

Taylor gets a swing from this extra tall "toy soldier"

The real draw of the Gaylord was the world famous holiday ice sculpture display

Baby it's cold inside - a chilling 9 degrees! The girls are all bundled up to take in the ice

Mom & girls grab a minute to pose

The mouse that roars

Mom takes on the ice cold slide

The pink Pegasus was a big hit

Welcome to the Big Apple

Lady Liberty dressed for the season

Dad & girls pose by the Brooklyn Bridge

OK, so now it was time to put up our decorations.  Jordan & Taylor hang the first ornaments of the year



The tree is done - We need a taller one to display all our fancy ornaments!

We were lucky to squeeze in our weekly gymnastics class Tuesday evening - Jordan takes a different angle on the world

Taylor loves leading demonstration

 

Jordan works the beam and...

....gets a thrill!

We even remembered a family picture at Thanksgiving dinner!

Happy Thanksgiving!