Thanksgiving '09

Well, another incredible week in Arizona is done, so here are the highlights:

1: Brandon got sick. Again. I'm beginning to think he's allergic to Arizona because he always gets sick when we go. Oh well. He was still a total champ and took care of the girls every morning so I could exercise. And most days so I could hang out with my family...

2: Both girls were AWESOME in the car, both ways. They didn't sleep, but they were still good. I actually thanked Heavenly Father for the invention of Polly Pocket in my prayers. Those kept Lexi happy for at least 15 of the 20 total hours. Laney coincidentally watched movies most of the time. Yes, she's nine months old.

3: The really good but disorienting step aerobics class on Monday. When you haven't done step for a year, it's hard to get the hang of it again.

4: The Turkey Trot. Oh turkey trot, how I both love and hate you. Another 10K down, and another one to do in two years when we go down again for Thanksgiving. The upside is that Bec and I did pretty well time-wise: 6.2 miles in 1 hour, 3 seconds. That's not bad for two non-runners. Stinkin 3 seconds... Rebecca forced me to run hard the last .2 miles. :)
Here's the pic once we were done- sans makeup, sorry about that.

5: Game night on Thursday night. If you've been to a Proffitt Game Night, you will know how competitive we get. It's not a pretty sight.

6. Thanksgiving dinner and family pics on Friday. 9 out of 11 Proffitt kids were there this year, so that makes 50 total people, with 9 missing.

Here's a pic of all the grandkids, 32 in the picture. We have a pic of all of us including adults, but I don't have it yet. Can you find Lexi and Laney?

7. The food. Ah, the food. Two turkeys (1 regular, 1 fried), 3 kinds of potatoes, 2 kinds of yams, stuffing, 4 kinds of salad, relish tray, and orange rolls. I could eat my weight in orange rolls. AND Joy's pumpkin pie. (Insert Homer's food noise here) Goodness, it was so yummy.

Isn't my mom cute? She's carving her traditional turkey. Look at all that food. Mmmm...

I made the deviled eggs. 3 dozen. My family is notorious for picking at the relish tray before the meal.

8. Proffitt Family Olympics. Oh man, that was fun. Complete with human-made letter P's, obstacle course (I kicked your trash, Joy), and toddler races. Let's all pause and think of Lexi racing... she has a very... special run. She's our special little princess.

9. Only 2 hours out of the 20 driving hours I actually drove. The rest Brandon drove while I took care of the kids. And what do you know those 2 hours were the only time that there was a blizzard. So, my New York native hubbie was with the kids while his Arizona-raised wife was driving through the snow. Nice. It's pretty scary when your car starts skidding a little and everything you hold dear in the world is sitting in the back seat- hubbie included. I white-knuckled it, and we got out fine. Thanks Brandon for giving me tips on how to handle the car.

It really was such a fun trip, and so great to see family. Thank you for being such a great family! You are all so, well, nice. Love you all!