Thanksgiving

Being so far away from family, we planned on having our own Thanksgiving dinner maybe with some friends. But, then we found out that Preston's parents were planning on driving to Missouri to spend Thanksgiving with Dad's parents. If they can drive from Utah, we figured we could drive from Florida and spend the holiday with family. So, Wednesday morning we set out on our journey. It took us about 13.5 hours to get there and we were all glad to get out of the car. Unfortunately we were greeted by a very sick Grandma Brown. Although we didn't realize how sick until Thanksgiving morning when she collapsed a couple of times. Preston and Dad took her into the hospital where she stayed the whole weekend. We put off our big dinner until Saturday in hopes that Grandma could be there, but unfortunately they wanted to keep her a little longer. So, most of the break we spent playing games with Mom and helping out Grandpa (usually Grandma takes care of him) while Dad spent a lot of time at the hospital with Grandma. It wasn't exactly how we had pictured the weekend going, but we still enjoyed our time there and were probably even more grateful that we went.

What a blessing that we were all there when Grandma needed us. What a blessing that Preston and I went so that Mom wasn't left practically alone just making sure Granpa didn't need anything. What a blessing that we could be reminded of some more things we have to be grateful for. . . Grandma's life, our health, etc. Although it wasn't what most would consider a great Thanksgiving, I think it was just how it was meant to be and wouldn't have it any other way. Plus, I had a great time. Other than having to keep an extra close eye on Brayden in a not baby-proofed home, it was very much a vacation. I feel the most sorry for Grandma who was so excited to have family for Thanksgiving and instead spent it recovering in the hospital. The good news is that she was doing MUCH better when we left and is probably home now, although we haven't heard for sure. She seemed so happy and optimistic when we visited her. That's a true example.

We did manage to have our Thanksgiving on Saturday after the BYU vs. Utah football game and it was SO yummy! Here's a few pics from our weekend adventure.

4 generations of Browns

Thanksgiving Day

Cute bib from Grammy & Grandpa Stevens

We looked over once to find this scene. . . he climbed up there himself!

Brayden likes to watch football

A universal walker :)

BYU vs. Utah game

Me and Sadie during the game

Thanksgiving Dinner! Oh, and uncle Stan drove into town from Michigan so he could take care of Mom and Dad until everything got figured out. So, he got there just in time for our dinner :)

The family. . . dogs and all.