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Thanksgiving

I am thankful for deep blue eyes and bulging cherry cheeks. 

This week we ended November with lots of food, family, and fun. We stayed in Tulsa and the Burnsides came to visit. We had an amazing feast up in Talala at Uncle Mike and Aunt Janet's place and really enjoyed getting away from the city for a bit. I (Greg) played in the ward Turkey Bowl and had no injuries, other than extreme soreness the next day. 

Hinckley and Aunt Janet 
Posing with Grand Dad 

Though it wasn't Temple Square in Salt Lake, we did enjoy seeing some amazing Christmas lights at Rhema Bible College. It is amazing we are already into the Christmas season!




On our walk yesterday we enjoyed the beautiful weather in the afternoon by strolling along the Riverside trail. Check out the video below to see the beautiful animal that happened to be enjoying the day as much as we were. 



Thanksgiving Morning

It is with semi-heavy hearts that we say goodbye to the very restful holiday and brace ourselves for the final month of this difficult (yet instructive) year. Though the family and the food are gone and I return to work tomorrow, there are still plenty of things to be grateful for!


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  1. Glad you three got to have a fun week of respite! Good luck with the last few weeks of school before Christmas. We love you guys!

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  2. It sure looks like little Hinckley had a lot of food for Thanksgiving! What cute giggles and fun! He is quite the hefty baby.

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