Photo of the week

Have I mentioned before that I hate hot chocolate? Love the taste but hate the side effects!

Another white t-shirt bites the dust!

He's comin' to town!

The girls got to see Santa at the primary party. Yes! Now we don't have to make the trek to the long lines at the Mall. When Santa came in and the kids started lining up to sit on his lap all three girls got in line but it didn't take long for Chandler to bail out. "I don't like Santa" is what she told me and we couldn't talk her into going even with her sisters there. She was very content to sit and eat cookies while everyone else sat on his lap. We watched the Polar Express the other day and she kep saying "Santa is grumpy". (It is a pretty wierd looking santa) She's said it a few times since so I knew there was no way she was going to actually sit on his lap. So I guess there won't be a picture of a terrified screaming Averett girl sitting on Santas lap this year. Here are the big girls though.

Thanksgiving

For some reason if I don't post often I start to feel really guilty so I guess I will recap our long weekend just to make myself feel better. I don't have any pictures though. I am also trying to put off bathing the dog. I don't like that job and he really stinks. This year we spent Thanksgiving with my family. We use to try going to both but it was such a hassle and we never got to relax and enjoy the day so the last few years we have tried alternating. We left on Wednesday night and came home on Sunday night. We kinda take over my moms house when we go to Salem. Usually about 5 minutes after we arrive, the house looks like a tornado hit it so thank you to mom and dad and Jamie for putting up with us for so long. Especially since our little 4 legged friend joined us this time. I hope Sadie gets over it.
Thanksgiving dinner was so good. I could actually just eat all the side dishes and never miss the turkey. My grandma was able to join us and it was great to see her. At almost 92 It's hard for her to get out of the house even if it is just around the corner, so I'm glad she could come. Greg even stayed most of the weekend. He did leave one night to go help a friend but I think even he had a relaxing weekend. Of course Friday we did our traditional black Friday shopping. We don't join all the crazies at the crack of dawn but wait till they're done and always find pretty much everything we need. On Saturday we went to the craft fair they have in Spanish Fork every year and then went to a movie. We even fit a few hairdo's in and started my moms Christmas decorating and then it was time to come home. It was a good weekend. Now we start the craziness of the Christmas holiday. We got our decorations all up and if we can keep the dog from eating the tree and the decorations it will be a miracle. I was so proud of him for about 5 seconds this morning. I let him sleep on his little bed in the laundry room instead of his crate and he didn't poop or pee but as I was taking him outside I stopped to get a bowl down for Gracie's breakfast he immediately went to living room carpet and peed. My fault for not taking him right outside. He is getting a lot better but I'm not sure if it's him or if I'm just getting better at watching him and taking him out more often. The crate training went pretty well until we went to Salem and no one could stand to let him stay in it. Thank goodness the weather has been good since we're spending so much time outside. He is such a wuss. When it's cold he won't go out willingly. Hopefully he will be totally house trained by the time the weather gets ugly. I hope everyones Thanksgiving was as great as ours was!