Thanksgiving 2012

We signed up for the Evansville Turkey Trot again this year and lucked into a gorgeous morning. Jackson and Kathi were racing each other for the best time while Gracie attempted to run the whole thing (didn't happen) and I walked with Susie. I shaved over 4 minutes off my last year's time. JACKSON WON! He came in at 26 minutes 59.7 seconds. I was so proud of him. He was so excited. Kathi cam in at just over 28 minutes which is a great time. Jackson says trying to beat Kathi was his motivation. It is good to know that siblings don't ever really stop competing. ;)

Jackson pre-race

Susie, Kathi, Grace and Jackson ready for a race

Monty and MacK waiting for us to return home- so cute!

Jackson getting ready to carve the turkey

Jackson driving Susie nuts. Please note the deviled egg dish missing a few eggs. HA! ;)

We got up at like 3 a.m. to do the race and since people wanted to cook ALL day I hardly got to nap. That was only mildly annoying. (I don't mean the mildly part.) Kathi had her new boyfriend and his kids to dinner, too. We had to wait until about 10 p.m. on Thursday to eat due to visitation schedules (ok, more like 6 p.m.), but we all survived. Barely.

Taking a break during Black Friday

Grace talked us into going to the mall before 8 a.m. on Friday. It was insane. We were supposed to go at midnight but we all fell asleep. Oops. ;)

Jackson's reaction to Black Friday

Gracie, on the other hand, loved the madness! 

We got a few deals and left the shops before 1 p.m. as we were exhausted from the lines and the masses.

Monty (totally alert- LOL), Jackson, Grace, Me and MacK

We left town a little early because Jackson's Jeep started acting a little funny. MacKenzie prefers to ride in the Jeep because she can bring her own bed and snuggle in. Life is so rough for her.

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