Thankful...

We spent the week of Thanksgiving in Texas, this year, with my parents! We left in the afternoon the Sunday before and drove until we got there--my poor parents had to let us in somewhere around 3:00am! We still managed to get the girls in and go back to bed so it was fantastic. And, they did an incredible job being in the car for so long! We had a great time visiting with friends and families that, still, are so special to us! It was great to spend some quality time with my parents (although it always goes by way too fast) and we celebrated Riley's first birthday. We ate at our favorite restaurant (Vernon's--kind of a hole in the wall, but the BEST ever!!!) about 3 times for lunch, got to see and catch up with some students, and even went back to First Baptist Conroe, the church we were on staff with! My dad and Justin went hunting, fried a turkey, Mom and I went shopping, and we had a great time just hanging out! The trip home was kind of an ordeal with several more stops than anticipated, sitting at a stand still on a bridge in LA, and being exhausted, but we made it home without stopping overnight. As we pulled into the driveway around 6:00am, Addyson (whom we thought was asleep) said, in the sweetest little quiet voice, "Yay! We're home!" Once again, they both did great and we were so thankful for a great trip!!!