Thanksgiving in Washington

We flew to Washington last weekend. Derrick was privileged to attend a championship major-league soccer game with my brother-in-law Trevor, and Derrick was overjoyed when Real Salt Lake won! That was definitely worth the trip for Derrick.

We had Thanksgiving dinner at Jenny and Trevor's house with my immediate family. Trevor did TONS of cooking, and everything tasted wonderful.

Chef TrevorThe prepared table
A few of the food dishesChef Laura baked pies for dessert (this one is pecan)
Hungry Derrick and Dayton - ha haEveryone except Laura, because she took the picture

Dayton, Grandpa, and Auntie Laura

My kids' favorite part of Jenny's house is playing with her 3 cats!

After dinner, we went to Trevor's parents' house for some family pictures.

Our immediate family
My parents and my two sisters

Plus spouses and children

Plus Grandma (my Dad's mom)Sisters: Michelle, Jenny, & LauraDaphne wanted to be a sister, too!

And then Daphne wanted many more pictures...

After Thanksgiving, my mom celebrated her 50th birthday with a big party for family and friends at her house (during which I did not get a chance to pull out my camera). She is not at all shy about turning 50- she's embracing it and moving forward! Love you Mom! You're the best!

The highlight of my trip so far has been the surprise visit by the Jefferies family from Provo. They drove out here to surprise my mom for her party- we were all thrilled to see them!

The Jefferies as we know and love them

Dayton was in heaven playing with Joshua and Jacob. These older boys even got my son hooked on portable video games! Super!

Dayton being pulled around the house by Jacob

And now, Derrick is back in Chicago studying away for tests and tests and tests in these next few weeks, while the kids and I are staying in Chehalis with my parents until Derrick flies back here to join us for his Christmas break! It's fun being home for a while!