Sunday, December 7, 2008

thanksgiving with the hassells

We spent our Thanksgiving this year with my family in Minnesota (sadly minus Pam and Co.). The week started off with my brothers and dad going pheasant hunting, and the women went shopping--I made my first purchases for the baby. On Thanksgiving Day, we continued our tradition of Thanksgiving bowling (Clint's contribution since joining the family). My mom is czar of the kitchen and assigns each of the kids some role in making dinner. Everything turned out wonderfully. With Thanksgiving so late this year, Friday was spent searching for the perfect Christmas tree. We found a beautiful one and in my dad's tradition, it was indeed very tall--over 15 feet. We spent the evening decorating it. What a great way to end the week!
 My dad and Alex with "their" kills
 The annual Thanksgiving Day bonfire
 The grandkids in awe of the fire
 Rebecca bowling in style
 Brooke and Alex at the bowling alley
 
The adult table
 The kids table
 Anna and me telling Santa our Christmas wishes
 Searching for the perfect tree
   Found it!
 
Getting the prize home in my dad's '59 Ford, and Hailey's first driving lesson

1 comment:

Pam Garner said...

Diana, you look great, I had to look close to even notice your slowing growing tummy. Sorry we missed all the fun, thanks for sharing the pictures.