Long time, no post. But isn't that just a symptom of the busy holidays? That's what I tell myself, at least, when I see how woefully neglected this blog is. Oh well, that just means lots of catching up to do:)
First, let's start with my family's annual Halloween Murder Mystery. Due to scheduling conflicts and a few family emergencies, this year's Murder Mysetery was actually held in November. My parents planned and hosted this year, and chose the theme of "Disneyland".
My dad dressed as Jiminy Cricket. He was the fabulous host of our murder mystery.
Cast of Characters: Rachel was Maleficent, Julie was Alice from Wonderland, Seth was Captain Hook, Marissa was Pinnochio's Blue Fairy, Anne was Cinderella, Stephen was Gaston, I was Snow White (Who else?) Uncle Spencer was Walt Disney, and Chase was Merlin. Notice the lack of beard and flowy blue robe? Chase is very "conservative" when it comes to costumes, but he did decide to rock a sorcerer's hat.
We had a wonderful time, and I was delighted to find out that I was the MURDERER/TRAITOR! I have never been "it" in a mystery, and thought that made this particular party extra fun.
November also brought lots of Thanksgiving related festivities. This year our little family went with my Sainsbury side to Denver, to visit all of my Anderson cousins for Thanksgiving. It was fun to take Mckay and Logan and have them meet all their little second cousins. It was also a great chance for Chase and I to catch up with my cousins, aunts/uncles/grandma, plus squeeze in an anniversary date.
On Thanksgiving we all gathered together at the Broomfield chapel for dinner. My Grandma and Grandad Anderson have gathered quite a posterity. Someday, I hope Chase and I can take a picture like this of all of our posterity.
Here I am with the "2012 Babies". Julie with Walter, Summer with Kyler, Katelyn with Raleigh, Kristi with Jacob, and me with Logan. The fourth generation is getting larger and larger.
Mckay represented our family in the annual Thanksgiving pie-eating contest. I am not sure if he entirely got the idea that it was a contest to see who could eat their piece of pie first, but he enjoyed himself nevertheless.
Uncle Jesse, Aunt Janela, and their family were so kind as to let us stay in their house with them for the week. We loved being
We had a wonderful time in Broomfield. I am grateful that my parents and siblings were so willing to watch our boys while Chase and I went to Skyfall and out to dinner for our anniversary. We know that this year may the last year that we come to Broomfield for Thanksgiving for a long time, as next year we will be living in Minnesota, so it meant a lot to us that we could go and visit.
