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<\/a><\/p>\nKids playing in the snow<\/p>\n![\"Sophia](\"http:\/\/karin.zmonkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/pb230004.thumbnail.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nSophia in dad’s winter clothes<\/p>\n
This year Thanksgiving wasn’t just a weekend for us.\u00a0 The kids and Corey had the whole week off.\u00a0 I feel a little spoiled to have had everyone home.\u00a0 The first part of the week was spent bundled up and shoveling snow.\u00a0 It snowed over 12 inches in the past week.\u00a0 Wednesday night Corey’s sister Lisa came for Thanksgiving.\u00a0 We love it when she comes to visit.\u00a0 She is just a couple of years younger than me and we get along so well.<\/p>\n
I love that my husband likes to cook.\u00a0 He smoked the turkey and it was so yummy.\u00a0 Of course he had to shovel a path to the grill so he could smoke it.\u00a0 Whenever we have Corey’s family over he feels the need to show off his culinary talents and we end up with lots of left overs and 15 lbs heavier.<\/p>\n
Friday morning at 4:00 am.\u00a0 Lisa and I decided to brave the 12 degree weather and go shopping.\u00a0 We only had to stand outside in the cold at one store and it was only for 5 minutes.\u00a0 We are armatures at this shopping stuff.\u00a0 Most of the people we had talked to had already been to 5 stores and had been up all night.\u00a0 Lisa and I had a lot of fun picking out shoes, clothes, and gifts.\u00a0 We bought a dozen donuts for the family to eat for breakfast.\u00a0 We made hot chocolate to go with it.\u00a0 The kids thought we were the best.\u00a0 The rest of the day was spent lounging and napping.\u00a0 It was a nice relaxing day.<\/p>\n
On Saturday we went rock climbing at the YMCA climbing gym.\u00a0 This was my first time climbing.\u00a0 The kids absolutely loved it.\u00a0 Sophia just wanted to go really high and hang out.\u00a0 I belayed for Lisa and let her down a little too fast.\u00a0 She didn’t think that was too cool.\u00a0 So when it was my turn she did the same for me.\u00a0 She sent me down screaming.\u00a0 Then I hear her say “How do you like that?” I’m pretty sure I’ll not do that to her again.\u00a0 I think the next time we go climbing we might want to leave the kids home.\u00a0 They loved it but the adults didn’t really get to climb much.\u00a0 We only got to go up twice.\u00a0 The rest of the time it was the kids going up.\u00a0 Since adults cost more I think we will have to skip taking the kids.<\/p>\n
After rock climbing we had a babysitter come over and we had a “grown ups night” that is what Preston called it.\u00a0 Corey and I took Lisa out for dinner.\u00a0 Then we went to the mall and Lisa and I tried on clothes while Corey held our stuff.\u00a0 Lisa and I had a blast.\u00a0 Not so sure about Corey though.<\/p>\n
On Sunday Lisa came to church with us.\u00a0 Not so sure she really likes to come to church with us but she was a good sport.\u00a0 I love it when she comes with us because I get to sit next to her and hear her beautiful voice when we sing the hymns.\u00a0 It’s fun because we will take turns singing different parts and she sounds so good.\u00a0 We had one incident that Corey and I found comical.\u00a0 During sacrament meeting we brought snacks for Sophia to keep her happy.\u00a0 Lisa decided that she would like to have one of Sophia’s goldfish and took one.\u00a0 Sophia was not up for that.\u00a0 She started to scream really loud.\u00a0 Corey had to take her out.\u00a0 I think Lisa felt really bad but it was still funny.<\/p>\n
We were sad to see her go on Sunday.\u00a0 We dropped her off at the airport and when we got home Preston said that he felt like crying.\u00a0 We all felt sad.\u00a0 We didn’t want to see her go.\u00a0 We love having people over.\u00a0 Just wish that we lived closer to our family and good friends.\u00a0 Than it wouldn’t be just once or twice a year that we get to see them.<\/p>\n
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