A Long Time Comin'

Yeah, I know. Thanksgiving? Really? Really. Are any of you fellow bloggers out there like me? Where you HAVE to blog about past events in order to move forward to current events? It might be a long shot for me...I can't believe I've let 3 1/2 months go by without a post! I do update on Facebook occasionally so that should count for something right? Oh well, here's to moving forward but first I'll take you back to November;)

 Miller cousins

Claira serenades the boys

The whole fam together for Rockband! Matt is really getting into it on that couch!

This year my sis-in-law Kandie organized a family 5k turkey trot for us all to run together on Thanksgiving morning! So much fun! Getting ready to RUN!

Claira even ran a lot of the race & poor Ben ran with Dylan in a regular old stroller, what a trooper! Maybe we should get a jogger for next time!

Our little turkey trot was aptly named The MiMo Turkey Trot! MiMo stand for Miller & Morgan families who ran:) pronounced meemo! I love it!

Stopped for a quick photo op!

Go Marsha!

Crossing the finish line!

The course we ran

We had a magnificent Thanksgiving Feast at Ben's aunt's house & ate outside because it was so nice! Ahhh California:) (Ryan is always a charmer in pictures...haha)

Kandie & Evelyn enjoying some beverages

Hot tubbin'!

What's Thanksgiving without a nap?

The desserts come out & I woke up from my nap to a plate of desserts that Karina had prepared for me:) She's so sweet!

Games!

More games!

Alan rockin' out!

Enjoying some In N Out the next day

Karina & I prepared lots of pies the day before Thanksgiving, we had so much fun!

YUM!

Totally LOVING Ryan's sweater. Isn't it the best? He said he found it in a laundry room. ha ha!

Okay, I have never done black friday until NOW! Most of us wanted to chip in & buy Ben's parents a TV for Christmas but we were hoping we could find one for super cheap so we heard about a deal going on at Walmart for black friday & Karina & I thought we'd be crazy & go on a little adventure! We showed up at Walmart at midnight only to find out we had to wait until 2am to get a ticket for the TV. so we waited in line for that...in the fishing aisle, sitting on coolers, and praying we get a ticket. We became quick friends with other shoppers around us & a few went & got towels for us to sit on for some cushioning:) Sweet people! Not at all what we were expecting. We expected blood, teeth, hair and fingernails flying, but it was...dare I say...pleasant...and even...fun?! We scored a ticket for the TV & had to stand in another line to pick up the TV at...5am. Yeahhhh. So we get back on our coolers & wait for 3 hours. During that time we went from giddy, to tired, to giggling uncontrollably from the delirious sleep deprived state we put ourselves in. Then we got hungry and thought we might starve right there in an aisle in Walmart. It was straight out of Survivor;) Luckily I am used to packing everything but the kitchen sink in my purse so we were fine! The best part of the night was when Karina yelled at a guy cutting in line when we had been there ALL night waiting. He was wearing a green hat. She appropriately yelled out "HEY, GREEN HAT!" everyone else in line looked at her and they loved her for it, she was a hero!

Karina @ 5am buying the prized TV...so tired!

We couldn't wait so we made them open it the next day!

Hooray!

Later we went to see Harry Potter while Grandma &Grandpa watched the childrens.

BBQ food for dinner! Mmmm Tri-Tip! (Again Ryan is enthralled) :) It was a wonderful Thanksgiving week! Thanks for the good times guys! we love you!

What a POWER POST! Hope you made it to the end! I miss you all my bloggy friends!