Thankful Thanksgiving!

Not much to report on Thanksgiving. Brian got up early and went hunting and the kids and I went to my parents to help cook Thanksgiving lunch
.
Shawn, Evan, and JR also came early, but Evan and JR didn't help very much. Here is what
Evan did,
and JR did something on the computer. Poor Evan! He stayed in front of the oven watching all the good food cook, but Shawn and JR wouldn't let him have any of it:( It was really sad!

The Amore's had to leave as soon as they finished eating because they had two other houses to go to. My Mom, Kay(Brian's Mom), and I sat at the table and talked for a long time. It's so great that Brian's parents and mine get along so well together. This is the first year that Brian and I have not setup a Campbell-Travis vacation. We didn't even have a Brian, Stacey, Kaleb, and Austin vacation because the economy is doing so bad. It really stinks being commission based but I know others are having the same problem. We truly do miss spending time with our families out of our day to day routines. Lord knows I keep us booked solid. The adults ended up talking in the living room and the kiddos watched TV and drew in the sun room.

After we visited for awhile, we headed home for a very relaxing evening:) We had to make room for the leftovers so we cleaned out the frig first. Here is Austin jamming to my IPOD while
drying and putting up dishes. Brian and I could not stop laughing!
We could never love our children anymore, but I do have to admit that when our boys do fun, silly stuff like this, it makes us realize how much of a gift they are in our lives and not to take any second for granted. They keep Brian and I on our toes all day and honestly we never stop laughing. It's hard for people our age(not that were old) to truly laugh. Our children give us a special gift everyday of a true Godly smile that comforts us and lets us know that we're good parents and are raising our children to be faithful and loving in a scary world to come. We are thankful to our parents who led us in the direction of Christ and make us strong believers in him. We know that our children will have a lot harder time than we have ever dreamed of in following in the Lords footsteps. On this Thanksgiving, we are thankful for our faith in the Lord. He has joined together Brian's family and mine and molded us into believers of his word so that our children will follow in his footsteps just as we have been blessed to do.