Thanksgiving at the Teal's

Some pictures from Thanksgiving:

A family picture (Sarah, Judy, Samuel, me, Mom, Sarah, Dave, Mike, Jonathan & Dad)

Dave and Sarah

Mom, Samuel and Savta

Sarah and Alexander explore the backyard

Dustin and Lindsey watching the Dallas game

Tim and Jen relaxing

Eating a delicious feast

The Teals

The beautiful table (thanks to my mom!)

This was our first Thanksgiving to host dinner at our house. Jonathan's parents, my parents, my sister, Jonathan's sister and our brother-in-law, our nephew, and a couple of friends all came over on Thursday for a late lunch. My family and Jonathan's parents all got in on Tuesday night, so we had all day Wednesday to hang out and get ready for the big meal. Everyone was super helpful, and the whole weekend was very relaxing and enjoyable. I can't thank everyone enough for their help...the food was delicious, the table was beautiful, and everything was cleaned up and put away in no time!

After dinner, Tim, Jen and Alexander, Dustin and Lindsey, my sister, and both sets of parents hung out all evening. All of the boys played pocker (very Thanksgiving-ish) and then we all played games. It was so fun to be surrounded by our great families and friends. It reminded me of how blessed we are to have such wonderful people in our lives!

While they were here, Mike and my dad helped Jonathan finish the tricky work in the bathroom downstairs. It's looking fabulous, and we can't thank them enough for all their hard work to get it finished. I'm so glad we finally have a nice, working bathroom for everyone to use when they come over.

On Friday Jonathan's parents headed to Kansas City to visit Judy's family. We were sad to see them leave but so thankful that they got to spend so much time with us. That night my family went with us to get Ted Drewe's famous frozen custard before driving through Tilles Park in South St. Louis to look at Christmas lights. It was an amazing display (definitely beats Johnstone Park in Bartlesville) and really got me in the Christmas mood. On Saturday my mom left for Tulsa, so Dad and Sarah helped us put up Christmas lights and decorate a little around the house. We watched OU play OSU that night, and a few people came over to help us cheer on the Sooners. What a great game!

On Sunday we had to say goodbye to my dad and sister, and it was so quiet (and sad!) around the house. Jonathan and I finished caulking the trim in the bathroom and then put up the Christmas tree. Yea for the holidays! I just love this time of year and can't wait for Hanukkah and Christmas to get here!

Our Christmas tree is up and ready!