We decided to head down South for Thanksgiving where the weather would be a little warmer and the kids could hang out with their cousins especially since this would be Skyler's last Thanksgiving in UItah for a while. We made it down Wednesday evening, just in time to give Jett his birthday present... Monkey PJ's! The kids have played Monkey Jett for years and he had special monkey pajamas that were a size 3 that he wore until 2 years ago. He cried and cried when he realized Mikelle had thrown them away. So we bought him a new pair and they were a hit! He couldn't wait to put them on and start playing!
On Thanksgiving, we headed to Hanz and Lori's house, John's parents house for an early dinner. Mom made her yams of course and Grandma brought her Thankful tree. The kids colored, jumped on the trampoline and hung out. We were also able to talk to Jayden for a while which was fun for the cousins to talk to him again since it has been a while. After we came home, the kids played games, rode scooters and watched a movie.
The next day, John had a permit for 6 people to hike "The Wave" near Kanab. It is really difficult to get the permit and he had been trying for 3 years each month. The friends that were supposed to go with them along with Lindsay and Matt Hickman had to drop out since their daughter was recently diagnosed with Diabetes and they didn't feel like they could leave her. So they invited Dad and Mom to join them. They left at 7am and left all the kids behind with Grandma Woobie. It was a beautiful day and perfect hiking weather. They only allow 65 permits a day so there were very few people along the trail. It is an amazing formation of rock and made for some incredible pictures. We even saw some Bighorn sheep on our way back from the Wave. Grandma took the kids shopping for Christmas gifts and swimming. We then had to play Ghost in the Graveyard as a tradition later that evening once the parent arrived back home.
The next day was a lazy day. We played games and the kids went on a scooter ride with Grandma and Coda. Unfortunately Grandma took a spill and hurt her wrist, nose and leg. She felt good enough to go to the movies that afternoon but definitely had some bruising. We went to the Disney Movie called Encanto. We headed back home just in time for the kids to play games, make gingerbread houses and put a puzzle together. We ate dinner and had to play a couple of rounds of Ghost in the Graveyard before settling down to watch Christmas Movies. It was a great way to end our Thanksgiving Weekend!
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