Thanksgiving at a cabin

We went to Pinecrest a couple times so the kids could explore and climb rocks. They drain most of the lake. So there's lots of places to walk around.





We took short walks near the cabin too.


We set up lots of small tables in a row and then a little table for the kids, so we all ate in one room. The kitchen was super small, but we managed, or I should say, Kim managed to cook the turkey and all the other fixins in the teeny little space.


Mindi was so fun because she had brought some Thanksgiving crafts for the kids to make. One of them was a turkey placemat.


Parker just loves being outside.


Brooke danced and sang to a Hannah Montana song, hence the wig. She was such a crackup.


Chloe was very entertaining as our MC for the evening.


Jenn, Mindi, Sarah and I did a routine to the Mission Impossible theme with fighting and everything. It was the bomb!


Mark and Kim did a little routine too. Kim did some lipsynching to a cute song. It was fun.

For Thanksgiving this year, all the Whitemyers decided to do something different and rent a cabin in the mountains about an hour from Oakdale. Everyone came except Kristin and Coby who are coming for Christmas and couldn't do both. Instead our good friends Deana and Alan came with their three children. It was such a great time. The cabin was older but worked out really well for us. It had a fooz (sp?) ball table the kids and men loved. We took walks, played games, watched movies. It was awesome to relax but also be with people you loved for a few days. Thanksgiving meal was awesome. And Friday night we did a talent show which was so fun. The kids were great. Braxton sang a song about a pet turkey and Carly sang a little song about eating turkey. Then Jenn, Mindi and Sarah were gracious enough to let me dance with them to the Mission Impossible theme. We were quite fabulous, I must say!! And then Deana and Alan had brought pipe chimes, so at the end, they passed them out and everyone got to play some Christmas songs. The kids really enjoyed that. All in all it was a wonderful holiday. Hope yours was too!