Rockets, Rides, and Turkey

Brandon's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. He's been talking about it for months. This year he wanted to add rockets to the traditions because he thought his nieces and nephews would love it. Everyone loved it. Food was great, family was fun, and the atypical FREEZING temps (25 degrees) all weekend were annoying, but didn't ruin it.

ROCKETS -
Brandon built and painted them (with only 4 more trips to store to get the right glue or paint or whatever else the project unexpectedly demanded)

The kitchen table became the living room project table

Trial run with Laken

Trying to convince Laken to press the launching button - he'd have to let go of his ears.

Problem solved...I held his ears

 

Full audience on Thanksgiving

 

Best part might have been watching the kids try to catch it

RIDES

Ride #1

Nice loop, until it got cold

Lakey wanted to ride with us instead of his parents because we're his "best friends"

Ride #2 - Mnt biking

Green Valley Loop

Ride #3 - the Sand Hollow Dunes with Dwight. Cold, very cold.

Dwight
 

Check this guy out jumping in the bowl

TURKEY

We didn't eat turkey dinner until Saturday when everyone could be together. So Thursday we had the First Annual Pie Fest - we ate only pie all day....well almost, by night we all needed real food. We'll plan some food into Pie Fest next year.  Tortilla soup and salmon tacos on Friday. Saturday a full Thanksgiving dinner. The food was phenomenal. Lots to be thankful for at this table. 

 Laken Blaine Superhero Travis Pastrana and Sawyer Bean Lewski Dewsk (we asked Lakey what their names were and these were his reply)

The dusty imprint of a bird that tried to fly through the window