Thanks for Invites, Lights, and Anniversaries

Thanksgiving turned out better than we expected as Tyson had the whole day off work (unexpected and appreciated!). He played in a football Turkey Bowl with guys from the Church (and bemoaned sore muscles for the next few days). Then our family joined the Kavanaugh family and the missionaries at the formers home for a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner. It was so kind of them to invite us. Our ward is definitely looking out for us as several other families asked if we had dinner invites.


The next evening Tyler and I went downtown to see the Parade of Lights. Floats, vehicles, horses, and even marching bands with musical instruments were all draped with Christmas lights and paraded down the main street. Apparently this is a huge deal. It was so cold outside, but I heard that last year 60,000 people (that's 1/3 the population of the city) turned out. We were lucky to get box seats - inside the heated windowed lobby of Tyson's news station.

Tyson and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary on December 4th. I am thankful for a loving, patient, kind husband who is always trying to put his family first, serve hard in the Church, and make me happy. I'm a lucky girl! We celebrated by spending the whole day together. We had a dinner and dancing date to which Tyler was invited because we were also celebrating his 18 month birthday. That's a big deal because he is now Nursery eligible (which he LOVES, by the way). Happy 4 years, Love, and happy 18 months, Snugglebug!