We had Thanksgiving this week! My mom and dad came on Wednesday evening and left Saturday morning. We loved having them with us! Grandma and Grandpa Gazdik also came to Thanksgiving dinner as did Mariah and Kolby! We had yummy food, shared what we were grateful for, and even listened to some things we had been grateful for on other years. Good times! We visited a lot and watched some BYU basketball. That night we watched The Map of Tiny Perfect Things. It was a good day.

Ben and Kevin ran the Hobble before you Gobble 5K in the morning.

My mom got to hold Micah!

On Friday, we celebrated Mariah's birthday! We haven't been with her on her birthday for 5 years!!!! This year she came over and we played games, ate hamburgers, and had cake and ice cream. We are so grateful that she was born to us 24 years ago. It's been a big year for her as this year she graduated from college, married Kolby, and got pregnant with her first child! What a year! 

On Friday, we also decorated the Christmas tree! It was great fun. My youngest had to be convinced to put down the Rubiks cube and participate, but Avery and Lyla loved it and they were so fun to watch. Lyla even wanted to put the tin boxes on the tree and also tried to sit in the branches herself. That girl was all in!

We included Cali and Chey in the fun.