Thanksgiving!

We have SO much to be thankful for these days. Yes, this is the season for remembering all of our blessings but even throughout the year I can't help but be grateful for all that we have. We have our family. Not just the Bass 5 but our parents, siblings, cousins, and our friends. Even though some, okay most, are not in town we think of them so often and pray for continued blessings on them throughout the year. We're just grateful for all of our family & friends. We have our health, our freedom, our home, food, clothes.... At any rate, I'm in a grateful state of mind. 

After STL, we headed to OH to celebrate Thanksgiving with Nana & Grandpa Bob, Aunt Jeannie & Uncle Barry, cousins Brian & Angela & some family friends. Chris & I took off Thursday morning on a Turkey Trot. This 4-mile-run (I use the word "run" here loosely) was to help shelter the homeless. It was a crazy run as it went up hills, down hills, through a cemetary, through a business district & ended at a Krispy Kreme Donut. We met up with a family friend afterwards for coffee - at the KK. It was fun for us to get out & do this. We've never run together like that before. We've done the mini & other stuff but I don't think we've stayed side-by-side before. Later that day, we celebrated with the usual turkey & trimmings. It was fun to enjoy family & friends & food! We also celebrated Sloan & Lincoln's birthday. Yes, this is one of the longest celebrations, but so fun to watch Sloan & Lincoln with their cake & candles. Lincoln obviously enjoyed his cake as seen here...We also pre-celebrated Tiernan's birthday on Friday. Nana & Grandpa Bob got him these Bat Wings which wear like a backpack. He pulls a cord & these wings flip out. I'll have to take a picture with T in full garb for you to truly understand these things. They are hilarious, but honestly got a little worrisome each time he whipped them out around Nana's Waterford... Everything survived, & we had several happy campers!