A Very Thankful Thanksgiving

Bear Lake

We spent this Thanksgiving at the Bear Lake Family Cabin- with food, fun, friends and family. Here's a list of a few of the things I am thankful for this Holiday:

1. A Very nice husband who drove both ways in the "Snow Apocolyps Storm of the Year." He is a great driver, and a great husband to hang out with all the family and cousins all weekends.

2. Very good food! So what if the turkey wasn't cooking all day when we thought the roaster was plugged in? Good thing we had a back-up cooked (Jenny!), and we could let this giant beast take it's sweet time. When that golden bird emerged from the oven at 9pm- we were hungry and ready for round two. Way to dig in Dylan!

3. Being 20 below at the cabin gave us the opportunity to stay indoors. Thus number three I am thankful for "good old fashioned fun." You know... things we used to do when we were kids.

Like build a house of cards,

Nap in the middle of the day (notice I chose to show Rick-

pictures of me sleeping aren't pretty),

Eat even when we don't feel hungry,

Bench press the skinny teenagers so we feel like we worked off some of the day's calories.

And a well-planned gingerbread house making contest. Only at the cabin can you turn this into an entire morning affair, including: announcing team captains, drafting team members, drawing plans, strategizing, hiding, whispering, planning, stealing items, and creating. My team won "most cabin like" (pictured above).

Ricks team turned theirs into a "Swedish Hunting Chalet" with Sven out front in the fur hat. Quite funny that a team of all boys would choose pink frosting for their Hunting Chalet. Rick is pointing too, and most proud of the pretzel wood pile he thought to add for his hunters.

We chose a judge that we knew would stand by his decision with gusto- Grandpa! This could become a new tradition. All that participated enjoyed the festivities.

4. I am thankful for a Grandpa that made the Bear Lake Cabin possible and continues to be a great joy in our home.