Thanksgiving 2014

We had a Webb family Thanksgiving this year and we started it off with a Turkey Trot race. Charlie and Melissa were going to participate in a race Thanksgiving morning and invited any Webb's that wanted to. Preston ran the 4 mile and my Mom and I walked the 2 mile while pushing Jordan and Natalie in strollers. 

Melissa's family the Kemps seem to do this race every year, among other races during the year. They have matching shirts and as you can tell they also have good balance. 

Here's a picture of a handsome runner I saw in the race. 

Here are the Webb participants in the race. Left to right: Melissa, Charlie, Preston, Mom, Rebekah, Ben, Hillary, and Deborah (Rebekah's sis)... Plus two kiddos that were troopers during the run. It was fun to do a race together.

We rewarded the kids with playground time after the race. They always love exploring a new playground. 

Next it was on to business aka apple pie making. It is a well known Webb family tradition that when we all get together, be it Thanksgiving or whatever the reason... apple pies must be involved. You might not be able to tell but in the upper right picture Charlie is stealing a kiss from his wifey. In the lower right picture Charlie is trying to jump rope with a string of apple peal. He got about two jumps before it broke. Good effort Char. 

Grandma Sharon was able to come down from Idaho Falls for the Thanksgiving festivities. It is nice that she lives closer to family now so that we can see her more often. 

Dinner time. Here Natalie is eating some Thanksgiving food, her favorite on her plate isn't the turkey, mashed potatoes, etc. it's the bananas. This girl likes her fruit. 

We had Thanksgiving dinner at Ben and Rebekah's home in Orem. They are great hosts and are always so welcoming. It was a wonderful time to be together. 

At dinner we sang happy birthday to both Grandma Carol (December 2nd) and Grandma Sharon (November 22nd).

After dinner Ron got out some calligraphy materials to show Grandma Sharon his skills in Chinese calligraphy. She thought it was very artistic.

Another Webb family tradition is when you get together, you make the very most of your time... which means sleep takes the back burner. We always stay up late when we get together and with that comes being very silly. But that's ok because hilarious memories are made. 

For example, one night we went back to Charlie and Melissa's place and played some card games. As the night progressed so did everyones silliness. The climax was when Charlie and Preston began stuffing tiny marshmallows into their mouths while trying to talk. Then when their mouths were full they began trying to toss marshmallows into eachother's already full mouths. The rest of us watching were laughing so hard we couldn't breath. Like I said, great memories made.

We spent an afternoon with Grandma Suzie in Provo the fallowing Monday. Here we are at the beloved BYU Creamery. 

Here the kids are enjoying yummy ice cream. 

We also had fun at the duck pond. Yes, that is a picture of Jordan chasing a duck. Go gett'em Super Man. I'm so glad my Mom came down for Thanksgiving. We love spending time with her. Next time we get together will be in March when our little Katelyn Suzanne will be arriving. 

Cambria's Baby Shower

I had the wonderful privilege of being a part of planning Cambria's baby shower! The O'Neal's are expecting their little girl at the end of January. We are so excited for them!

It was so fun to have so many Murray's in one place. There's a lovely photo of Marissa and in the upper right photo is Nick's Mom, sister, and nieces. I've heard Nick and Cam's nieces are so excited for a girl cousin. 

Cam was so fun to watch open gifts. She liked them all to be on display, which made for a huge pill at the end of the shower. Also, Cambria has a love for elephants and her in this picture she is opening an elephant stuffed animal. Look at the big smile on her face. She actually got a lot of elephant baby items. Lucky her and lucky baby. 

We played a game of guess what baby item is in the bag. The trick is you can't look you just have to feel and guess. It was fun to see what people came up with. It was a fun shower and I know it made Cam feel loved, which is the point of a shower in my opinion. 

Here is a prego picture of Cambria and Hillary. 

Cam is due January 25th and Hill is due March 12th. We are both having girls. We are excited for these two babies to be close cousins. Natalie will show these girls the ropes and Jordan will be their protector. What exciting times ahead.