The Search

After eating to our fill and enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving, we set out on a journey to find Christmas!  It all began with guns.  I don't say that often.  But its true.  With shotgun and handgun by our sides we set out across the farm in search of all things green and merry!  

We quickly found some mistletoe and the guns were blazing.

Kisses!

 Fake out.  I didn't end up shooting the shotgun.  I just don't like that super loud noise in my ear.

Luckily my hubby is a good shot and quickly knocked down a bountiful flurry of mistletoe. 

Carrying on in the Christmas journey...

the search for the tree.

Isn't my dad handsome?!

Walking the back of the farm.

Never a bad moment to stop and text on your smartphone even on the farm.

The cows enjoyed our family trek to see them.

Aaaaaawwwwww!

There it is.

Our tree.

Thanks to the guys for cutting it down and getting it ready for our house.

Getting to the decorating!

Paisley was a big help!

Tree #1 complete.  It smells so good!

Happy Christmas decorating!

Cross Family Thanksgiving!

Its always wild at the Cross family Thanksgiving.  So many people.  So much talking.  But I'm so used to it, I love it.

There was lots of Cubby time!

He gets no attention as you can tell.

Lots of family time!

Lots of tractor time!

Coleman loves to drive!

Lots of dress up time!

He's a good sport for all his aunts.

Lots of riding!

The dog that is.  Trust me.  They both love it.

And...lots of climbing!

Up and down.  Up and down.  He could do it all day.

Thanksgiving was so packed full of fun!  More later!

My New Favorite Thanksgiving Tradition

I know its a little late but....Here's another piece of our Thanksgiving.

This year we did something new on Thanksgiving day.  We ran.  I know...crazy...on the most famous day of eating.  But it was so so fun!  I absolutely recommend it.  We ran the Two Rivers Ford Turkey Trot in Mt. Juliet!  And by we, I mean B, myself, and Paisley!

Headed to the race!  Can you tell she's excited?!

 We only ran the 1 mile, not the 5K.  We hadn't trained or run enough recently to run the 5K, but so the mile was just perfect.  Although the mile race wasn't timed and there were no "official" winners, guess who crossed the finish line first.....

That's right.  My Paisley did.  She was so fast!  Luckily B ran with her, I can't keep up with them.  The photographer from the Lebanon Democrat took this great picture.  So proud of my girl for winning her first race!

Cara, Camille and Mom ran the 1 mile with us, but my Dad and cousin, Brent, ran the 5K.  My Dad won his age division and Brent came in top 10 over all and 2nd in his age group!  What a family of winners we are.  Ok I was just glad I came across the finish line still running and had enough oxygen and pride left to control my breathing so I didn't embarrass myself.  

Its hard to get her to look at the camera.

There were lots of dogs there because it benefited New Leash on Life.  I absolutely would love to do it again!  You should think about making it a part of your Thanksgiving traditions.  Great start to our Thanksgiving!

In old Paisley news...

She graduated from puppy class!  Yes, we are those dog parents.  Sorry.  I'm not sorry!

Quality Time in Kentucky!

We did a little pre-Thanksgiving family time in Kentucky the weekend before Thanksgiving.  Although its always a quick trip with our work schedules, we packed in as much quality time as we could.  We got to do two early Thanksgivings.  Eat great food.  Hang out by the fire and watch football.  Dig out all the old Christmas lights.  Laugh and catch up with all of our Kentucky family, but our first stop was to see these little wrestle maniacs!

As soon as they see B, they want to climb all over him.  And he loves it!

 Funny faces are all the rage in the 3-6 year old realm!

Eating some YUMMY food!  Caden thinks it was finger licking good!

Copelan was holding up his favorite food from the meal to show you guys and gals...Gran's homemade rolls!  Caden's favorite food was the fruit.  Only a 6-year-old would name the one thing on the menu that wasn't actually made by the cook.

Playing before dinner!

How cute is Caden in his tie!  He loves real neck ties.  He has always loved clothes.  When I asked what he wanted for Christmas he named like 5 clothing items and I had to continue to prompt him to name a toy, book, or activity that he would like.  Hilarious.

Kisses from Copelan are now a trick into letting him blow spit and laugh in your face.  Luckily its so cute coming from him!

I know that you are thinking poor Caden...But just know that he absolutely loves the attention and always comes back for more.

I know I know, I have no pictures of adults, but how can I photograph us old wrinkly folks when my camera loves these handsome brothers!

Doesn't Caden look at least 10 in this picture!  He is so grown up!

Hope your pre-Thanksgiving festivities were amazing!  Let's chat about our Thanksgivings next time!