Thanksgiving

I finally got on to Google and paid the $5 I needed to, to be able to post more pictures on my blog. I haven't posted for so long because of that. Silly, I know that it took me so long to do something so easy. 

Anyway, since Christmas is just 6 days away, I thought I should post on our Thanksgiving before Christmas came and went. We were lucky enough to have Adam's entire immediate family with us for Thanksgiving and a lot of his extended family as well. I don't know what the final count was, but I think there were around 40+ of us all together. We had a great time. We made and ate way too much food, played games, watched the kids play together and just enjoyed being together again. 

We also took family pictures and this may be the closest thing you get to a Christmas Card from me this year because it just didn't get done. Maybe I'll be able to get it printed and together before New Years, but I'm not making any promises. It just came too quickly this year. Hopefully next year I will be more organized. :)

Here are some pictures of our Family Fun Thanksgiving:

Aunt Britney and Darby

Our family picure

Frank, Hillary and Darby

Glen adn Aimee. It was so fun to finally meet Aimee. We love her!

Little Edee bug, who isn't so little anymore! This little girl will be 2 the beginning of March!

Gran, Grandpa and the grandgirls, and them by themselves. The girls had so much fun with them!

Eden trying on Grandpa's tie

Eden

Darby, Montanna and their snowman.

Parmenter boys

Parmenter girls

Daddy-daughter snowball fight

Whole family

Corrine put these collages together and I stole them from her blog, but she did such a good job of taking picutres of everyone and everything that I added them. There should be a picture of everyone that came to DIllon for Thanksgiving. 

12/4/2011

Sad day at the Parmenter house. No snacks during Sacrament Meeting today. Both girls had a good breakfast this morning and we walked out the door to church without a stocked bag. This was completely intentional as I have gotten tired of packing things for the girls to eat just so they will be good and quiet during the meeting. They were there not so much to nourish, but so Adam and I could listen to a few of the things being said.
I feel like Montanna and Eden are old enough now to sit through an hour meeting without anything to eat. I still had some books for them to listen to and stickers to keep them busy, but we are taking a step toward a less stressful Sunday Morning. You wouldn't think it would add much to my morning, but it was a big deal if I only packed one sippy cup and not enough of the "good" snacks. There was fighting over who would get what and actually it was causing more of a distraction for the people, and kids around us than was necessary. So, we made it. And... it wasn't a big deal. I am looking forward to more snack free Sacrament Meetings.