Thanksgiving in Abilene

We have so much to be thankful for, and spent our Thanksgiving holiday with our wonderful family.  We had just said goodbye to my parents on Monday night, and left for Abilene Wednesday afternoon after work to be with Bryan's family.

Wednesday was Brylee's actual birthday, so when we got to Abilene for dinner, Bryan's mom had birthday decorations, balloons, and cupcakes waiting for her. She liked her cupcake as much as she liked her birthday cake a few days earlier!

Bryan's parents surprised Brylee with a baby swing to add to their backyard jungle gym, but of course we had to try it out immediately!

Wednesday night we all stayed up way too late because it was the only night the entire family was going to be together. Bryan's sisters spent Thanksgiving day with their spouses' families.  So we enjoyed a relaxing day outside...

 ...watching Bryan & his dad put up Christmas lights.

 It was just the five of us, but we had a great Thanksgiving feast, and then relaxed indoors rooting the Dallas Cowboys to victory.

 Father & daughter have never looked so cute!

We splurged on Friday and drove out to Buffalo Gap to eat lunch at Perini's Steakhouse.

 Brylee loved sitting in her own chair like a big girl! She would look up at us for approval and giggle so loud!

 We were very excited about eating these amazing steaks!

 We played outside for a bit, which Brylee loved!

 She was very intrigued by the longhorn, that's for sure.

 We headed back to Dallas Saturday to meet up with the rest of Bryan's family to watch our nephew, Todd, play Pop Warner football at the Cotton Bowl Stadium for a championship playoff spot in Florida.  

 It was SO incredibly COLD! It was in the low 50s with a 30 mph wind! Brylee had on so many layers...a onesie, long sleeve shirt, sweater, fleece jacket, vest...with gloves & hat. 

 The boys did so well, but came up 6 points short from the win.

 Our niece, Jillian, is a cheerleader for The Hurricanes.  They won their cheerleading competition and are headed to Florida themselves!

 Other than loosing her grip & diving face first into the bleacher, achieving yet another black eye, my little bundled monkey had a great time! She's such a trooper!

Bryan's parents stayed with us Saturday night and volunteered to be free babysitters so Bryan and I could go on a date. The last two weeks have been so fun, filled with family and friends.  We have so much to be thankful for!