Thanksgiving in photos

Thanksgiving day was spent with Mom and Dad at Daniel and Elle's.  First order of business was to get a family photo snapped.

Dinner on the table

This mug has been around a while.  If I remember correctly I think I got it for Daniel as a Christmas present when we were kids.

An afternoon filled with perusing the sales ads and football

Aaron's Thanksgiving ended with a shift at work.  Black Friday and Best Buy...a fun combo!

Friday brought a trip to Illinois and fun with the cousins....and aunt and uncle!

Pre-Thanksgiving Traditions

The night before Thanksgiving we were prepared to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.  I thought we could up the fun level a bit so we gathered in the Schmidt and Painter clans to make it a party

On the menu for snacking - Snoopy's Thanksgiving feast of popcorn, pretzels, jelly beans (or our substitute, gumdrops) and buttered toast

This snack is Allison approved!

There was also an instructive round of Euchre...an attempt to bring some younger players into the fold.

Well, it may not quite be considered a tradition yet since this is the first year for it.  But after a fun time with friends, I may need to make it a yearly event. 

OCC - 7 years and running!

The 3rd week of November brought with it my 7th year of serving as the coordinator of the Operation Christmas Child drop-off location in Brownsburg.  It's always a long and busy week, but a fun, fulfilling, and satisfying one.

A week of cartoning shoeboxes which is, in reality, a large game of Tetris

Everyone gets in on the action

Rachel and her friends Max and Hayden are some of my best helpers!

Dusty always gets in on the heavy lifting part of the week.  I let him handle most of it, but I have to carry at least one box out to the truck

And the best part of the week...loading the final cartons onto the semi-truck at Chapel Rock and sending them off to North Carolina for the next leg of their journey!