Thursday, December 8, 2016

Thanksgiving Family Reunion

This year, we hosted Thanksgiving for all of Dan's family. His mom and all five siblings, along with spouses and children, stayed at our home for a week. It was a crazy and fun week with lots of family time, food, games, and trips to the beach, Alligator Park, and NASA. The weather was absolutely gorgeous with highs in the mid to upper 70s, so we spent a lot of time outdoors. We even did a family turkey trot around our neighborhood lake on Thanksgiving morning. It was so nice to finally have all the cousins together. It had been many years since our kids had seen their Zalit cousins. We took some casual family photos in our backyard on Thanksgiving day to document our time together. We sure loved having everyone spend Thanksgiving with us down in Texas!

grandma with all her grandkids

Dan and his brothers and sisters

Dave and Kelly's family

sweet girls!

Andy and Loya's family

Grace and Travis' family

Pete and Carrie's family

Tracy and Jerel

Lorelei and Zoe became fast friends. It was so cute to watch them play together

a few from our fun day at the beach...

and i can't forget to include a photo of one of the fried turkeys. they turned out delicious!

Such a fun week. Wish we lived closer, so we could see everyone more often!

Friday, December 2, 2016

Recent Reads

I read this book about three years ago, and just recently reread it. This is a beautifully written book, but very heart wrenching. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.



I really enjoyed this book. It's a wonderful family saga with great historical background. It has been fun watching the PBS series after reading the book.