Happy Thanksgiving... and more!

This week was a crazy week, so much happened! First we had Grandma Jill's (Jon's mom's) birthday to celebrate (I won't say how old Jill!!!). Jen, Jill and I went to get massages and then to The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate, the next day Jeff (Jon's brother) and his family got in town and we had Sunday dinner and a cake for Grandma Jill at our house. Then on Monday morning I had a dentist appointment (no cavities!) so Grandma Jill watched the kiddo's and after she about killed the stroller (figuring out how it opened) she took them to the park. Next was my parent's and Sadie's arrival. They got here on Monday night. Tuesday we hung out with the cousins and the grandparents and then Jon and I went out for a nice night out... thanks for babysitting mom, dad and Sadie!!! On Wednesday we went to "The Bee Movie" with Sadie and Grandma Jones (aka Tam the Gram). Sadie was in charge of Anabelle who slept the entire movie, Grandma Jones was in charge of Jack who had to say "hi" to everyone in the entire theater! And I was in charge of Brayden who panicked when we ran out of popcorn and only had to go to the bathroom twice! Wednesday afternoon we went to the Marriott to swim... yes, outside (don't hate!) The kids swam with the dads while the moms barbecued (Milli, I know it's nothing like a Kansas City BBQ but whatever... as I said, we were swimming outside the day before Thanksgiving!!) Thursday was the BIG cooking day. Jon went with Ryan (brother in law) to a "Turkey Bowl" in the morning while Grandpa Jones and Jeff went golfing. Grandpa Lynn arrived during all the chaos of cooking! Once all the dads and grandpa's got back we sent time off with the kids... did you know McDonald's is closed on Thanksgiving!!!??? Anyway, we finished cooking and took all our food to Aunt Jen's where the turkey was waiting for us to dive into! YUMMY! The food was fabulous... I have such a love/hate relationship with food, so it was fabulous but it sucked afterwards... anyone relate!!!??? On Friday we ate leftovers and went to the park where we played soccer and a ferocious game of baseball (Jen about killed her mom with a fast ball... Freudian slip maybe?!?!). After the game the kids went on a train ride and then home to bed. The girls enjoyed a nice night out after the kids were down. On Saturday we said good-bye to Jeff and Angie and their 4 kids and then my mom and I cleaned Jen's carpets (it's the least we could do for her after hosting Thanksgiving) after the carpets were all clean we snuck out for pedicures. Once we were back home we send Jon and my dad back to Jen's to watch the BYU vs. Utah football game (our family is split down the middle with red vs blue blood... damn BYU!!) While the guys were watching the game we cleaned my carpets, (thank you mom for bringing the buffer all the way from Draper, Utah to Gilbert, Arizona!!) did my laundry, cleaned my kitchen, washed the floors, and washed the windows... YIPEE! We were so overworked that we decided we needed massages (that makes 2 in 1 week for me!!!) On Saturday night all the adults went out to dinner at Famous Dave's. We talked and laughed and just relaxed... and of course we were home by our bedtime... 10:00 pm! On Sunday Grandma Jill and Grandpa Lynn went back home. We also had a blessing. Jon blessed Anabelle Jane Jolley (notice the single 'n' people!!!) he did a wonderful job, and Anabelle looked beautiful. After church we ate, put the kids down, woke the kids up, decorated the Christmas tree, and went to the Mesa temple to see the lights, then grudgingly said good-bye to Grandpa and Grandma Jones and Sadie.... whoa... what a busy week!!!

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed friends and family the way we did. A little shout out to all those who weren't able to come to Arizona for Thanksgiving, we missed you. To name a few... Grandpa Kent and Nana, Milli and Travis, Grandpa and Grandma Butler, Angie and Jer and those 6 kids of yours! We love you all. Happy Holidays.