Happy Thanksgiving!

There are so many things to be thankful for - particularly my 8 favorite people! (Daddy wasn't home yet when I took this picture).  This is our Thanksgiving tree.  Each year we write something we're thankful for on the tree throughout the month of November.  This was the first time that we did it in 3-D, usually we just tape them on the wall but our walls are full of art projects and history timelines and poetry so we decided to make it a centerpiece and it turned out really pretty.  Funny when you start writing them down how many things you can think of that make life beautiful and interesting and comfortable.  

What fun to have some family around to celebrate with.  We spent Thanksgiving day playing games games and more games and then eating a beautiful feast.  

What a great reason to pull out the china and be fancy.  

Tourists

While Grandma and Grandpa Horse were here we decided to play tourist and headed to Talkeetna.  We had never been there but Grandpa really wanted to see Denali and we knew that was the general direction we needed to go.  

What a fun little town!  I'm sure it's a lot busier in the summer season - but I quite enjoyed the quaint and quiet and the kids loved actually getting to go into the gift shops.

 Noah loved seeing all the bears everywhere (carved ones) and of course Grandma spoiled him rotten with his own little souvenir.  He carries it everywhere with him and won't sleep without it.

 The view was pretty incredible.  Hard to believe that this mountain is so far away and yet still looks so massive.  Hopefully this coming summer we'll get to visit Denali National Park but for now - the view is grand.