Thanksgiving. . .

"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action." ~W.J. Cameron

I'm sure this is referring to the act of stuffing food in your body.

I think we achieved that in St. George for our Thanksgiving partying.

Nate won the food eating challenge and gained

6.2 pounds, with Allen coming in a close

second gaining 5.8 pounds.

Technically, Nate was disqualified, because you have to keep

the food in your stomach after the competition...

Camille made her traditional homemade pies

{13 this year}

less than her regular pie baking number of 15-20 pies.

I love traditions.

Allen really wants me to carry that tradition on for our family.

We also made the traditional candy turkeys before dinner

and surprisingly no turkey nap for Al and I after the big meal.

Great company, delicious food, no school, no work,

time with family, giving thanks...

ohhh I love the holidays!

And a big thanks to the amazing people who prepared

the feast. We spent the holiday at Allen's grandmas house

who is the most generous person you will ever meet...

not to mention the cutest, most hip grandma you will ever meet.

We spent the Thanksgiving break with these great people:

Lucille, Dave, Camille, Randy, Melanie, Matt, Chels, Lucy, Jenni, Chuck, Becca, 

Nate, Bryce, Allen (of course), and Devee and Dave arrived on Saturday.

We all live in different states so when everyone gets the chance to get together

it's a blast! So grateful for all my fam in my life.

The Thanksgiving break ended way too quick and I'm not looking forward

going back to school and work, but the thought of Christmas right around

the corner is enough to keep me going. Can't wait for another break with family again soon!

I failed in the picture taking department over the break and only ended up with a few random ones, so I figured I'd include what we did manage to snap..

first picture on top and third one down: fall crafts I made for our apartment

Bowling with the Kuck fam

speaking of the Kuck fam, Becca {Allen's cousin} just got married a week before Thanksgiving and made a beautiful bride!! She also owns her own photography business and is editing all of her wedding photos. Check out her blog HERE.

Allen golfing with Chuck, Bryce, and Nate

st. george temple and ballerina chelsea

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!