On the years that we have Alyssa(Bucky's daughter) for Thanksgiving, we always go back and forth about what to do. Should we fly her up or should we go down to St. George? Well, this year we decided to pack the lot up and head down. Boy, am I glad we did! It was gorgeous!
While we were there we "popped" in on my Uncle Markel and Aunt Kathy. These guys are some of my favorite relatives. And my cousins are fun too. We meant to only stay an hour or two, but somehow managed to stay pretty much all day. It was fun. Lots of kids around for our kids to play with. We didn't see or hear from Ethan and Evie the whole time we were there. Buck and Alyssa played Dominion with the cousins and Kathy and I just relaxed. It was great.
It was such a treat for us to hang out with Bucky's grandparents, they love life and doing things and are just fun to be around. Mary Ellen showed the kids how to make hats with a loom while we were there and they were blown away. They were pretty obsessed with it the whole time we were there.
You can tell by the pictures that it was beautiful this time of year. The temperatures hovered around 60 and 70 degrees the whole time. We even ate our Thanksgiving feast outside! For a girl from Alaska, it was an anomaly. Bucky's Uncle Joel and Aunt Lynette hosted the dinner and it was soooo good. Lynette is one of those cooks that never cooks anything bad. The only other person I can say that about is my friends, Kelly. Don't take offense everyone else, but there are just some people out there that have a talent for cooking and I am working on my talent. Recognize.
Black Friday night we went with Bucky's cousin Haley and her husband Shawn. We pulled up to Target and saw how long the line was and turned around and headed to Walmart for the Electronics unveiling and the fights during. It was fun to stay up way past our bedtimes and have some fun. There's a crazy feeling in the air on Black Friday, like a herd of spooked horses. I don't really have a better explanation than that.
And last but not least, we visited Snow Canyon. There are pictures of us on the red rocks. This was one of the highlights for the kids on the trip. Hat making and the red rocks.
The best part of the trip for Bucky and I was spending time with family on a one on one basis. It's hard to get very well acquainted at a family reunion or a dinner, it's just better to hang out doing every day things. Don't you think?
