B+C+B+C+B+C: thanksgiving

Thursday, November 27, 2008

thanksgiving

We spent our Thanksgiving in Spanish Fork at "the condo." In the Mckell family, that's what we call it. Brian's parents own it as a second home, but they rent it out sometimes. Current tenants are the fabulous Jami and Mark. It's a nice gathering spot. So we hung out there for about 7 hours today. Here are the pics:

This is Kandalyn, Mike and Brandi's youngest. She's about 3 months older than Brianna. For some reason, I love playing with other babies. Brianna gets a little jealous.

Brianna's Grandpa and Grandma McKell. They are always so generous, sweet, and welcoming to our family.

The grub.

The nephews, digging into the pies (my personal fav - pumpkin. I have a loooong history with pumpkin pies. I used to request a pumpkin pie in lieu of birthday cake)

Both of Brian's grandpas were there. I don't think he realizes how rare that is to get to enjoy the company of both of your grandpas on a holiday. He's very fortunate.

Brianna got to try turkey for her first time. She liked it. Not as much as the baked yams and pomegranate seeds though. And definitely not as much as she loved roaming around the house playing with people.

Family picture Barbara wanted us to take for her Christmas card. We were trying to get her to smile, which only made her turn towards us. Anybody know how to get a baby to smile AT the CAMERA?!
Yes, I realize the angle makes Brianna's head look larger than ours. And I realize her tummy is showing in one of them. Dontcha just wanna blow raspberries on it?! I DO!

Melissa and Clint went running in the morning. I just think this pic is cute. I love it when couples workout together. Brian and I weren't that lucky this morning. He stayed with Brianna while I did a Turkey Trot 5K in American Fork, and I stayed with her while he played his Turkey Football game. Oh well. Someday Brianna will come turkey trotting with me. Or maybe Turkey Footballing with her daddy...

We forgot a highchair, which made feeding her a bit tricky. She was definitely more interested in my plate than hers. Typical.

8 comments:

Megan Smith said...: So your veggie tray was smashing I'm sure!

I esp. like that bottom picture of you holding Brianna. It has a very classic "mother and child" look.; November 27, 2008 at 8:27 PM
chelsea mckell said...: Meg - I don't think anyone touched the veggie tray I brought. Or the baked yams. Oh well - leftovers for us!
And thanks for your comment about the bottom pic. Notice how I'm trying to get her to eat from HER plate, and she's grabbing from MY plate. sheesh.; November 27, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Debbie said...: Seeing Brianna at the little table with cousins makes her look older. Maybe we could set up a little table for her at Christmastime - she could sit with Meredith!; November 30, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Mandy said...: You guys got some fun pics! I didn't even pull my camera out for Thanksgiving . . . that is SOOOO unlike me! Brianna is getting so big! I am sure that her wanting to eat from your plate will just get worse!! :-); November 30, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Mandy said...: You guys got some fun pics! I didn't even pull my camera out for Thanksgiving . . . that is SOOOO unlike me! Brianna is getting so big! I am sure that her wanting to eat from your plate will just get worse!! :-); November 30, 2008 at 9:50 PM
M and N Tenny said...: Very cute pics, looks like you guys had a very happy Turkey day! Gobble gobble; November 30, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Ashley said...: You know what really cracked me up about your post, the picture that had the big bowl of salad that Grandpa B. brought, my mom said it was a big mixture of all sorts of things. I am glad that you had fun and Brianna's shirt is really cute.; December 1, 2008 at 7:32 PM
Tia Langston said...: I love Brian patting/rubbing his belly in the background of the pic with you and Kandalyn. Looks like a fun day!; December 4, 2008 at 12:45 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Thursday, November 27, 2008

thanksgiving

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