Thankful for Family

Sushi Part 2

Sushi Night

I am just kicking myself for not getting a  picture of the amazing sushi or the sushi chef! Bre did such an amazing job pulling this together and making the best home made sushi I have ever had. I'm drooling just thinking about it! Can't wait to do it again soon!
Later that night, two of Anna's favorite people showed up. Brett and Erica arrived with all sorts of Thanksgiving gifts for Anna, one of which she had Grandpa read to her right away. 

Boondocks

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving we had a cousin get together at Boondocks. Anna and I met up with Paige, Bre, Chase, Cameron, Serene, Dillon, Jessica, Kai, Carly, Amon, and Sydney. We enjoyed taking Anna around the arcade to win some tickets. She was more interested in stealing the balls and tokens then pulling out the tickets, We were so delighted that the employee on duty let us take Anna to play lazer tag. He made us all swear not to run, so we crossed our fingers, and took turns using Anna as a shield so we could destroy the other team. Not only did we outnumber them by 50% we also had a human shield. We play to win. Again, Anna was way more interested in the fluorescent dog then the game but I sure had fun toting her about.

Thanksgiving

You can never go wrong when there is food and family. The Papenfuss's are never short on food and its pretty hard not to enjoy this goofy bunch. Double win. Thanksgiving was so good to us, even with a no-nap baby who loved escaping, playing with the forbidden microwave, and eating off anyone's plate but her own. I am truly grateful for the Papenfuss family and am honored to be a part of this fabulous group. Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! I am so grateful for so many things and everything comes back to my family. I'm happy to be spending today with them enjoying our 16 month old daughter and our 5 years of marriage. Happy anniversary, happy mini birthday, and happy Thanksgiving!

Letter to Santa

After pushing the stroller around the mall for me Anna demanded that we stop so she could write a letter to Santa. She scribbled out her sweet little wish and sent it on its way. She got more than one "oh she's so cute" in the process.  She lives for those.