Thankful...Grateful...Blessed

Thanksgiving Break was a nice reprieve with a few days off to relax and spend time with family.  We did lunch with my parents.  It's tradition for us to play Family Feud which the kids always enjoy.  We also celebrated Matt's birthday which landed during the break.  Shannon made him a delicious jam cake.

Christmas Card Photoshoot with Pap and Nana and their grands!

Celebrating with Nana on her birthday earlier this month!

 

Who doesn't go all out for a 43rd birthday?!?  Not Us!!!  Paul planned a fun day which sort of got busted at the beginning because the weather was pretty nasty on Matt's birthday (Saturday, November 30).  Matt's wanted to workout for 43 minutes on his birthday so he and Paul started the morning with a workout.  Afterwards, we ate breakfast at Chick Fil A.  The plan was to go to the WKU game, but no one wanted to stand in rain so everyone headed over to our house for a little while.  Colvin brought some pizzas over and football was on every TV.  The weather started to let up, so the guys headed to WKU to catch the last little bit of the game.  We ate dinner at El Mazatlan and then to the Flippin' Axe.  Paul rented a party van and we rode around town and landed at 440 Main, Great American Donut Shop, and The Office before Matt and I headed home.

The Pogue Family Christmas was the next day (Sunday) in Louisville.  Since our extended families continue to expand, it's much easier for us to celebrate the holidays the first weekend of the month of December.  We used to rotate where (Louisville, BG, Lexington) the event would be, but in recent years, we've been traveling to Louisville and spending time together at Okalona Church's gymnasium.  It's a wide open space and perfect for a large family gathering.

Five basketball games and a lacrosse scrimmage all in one week.  Isaac and the JV Spartans took on the BGHS Purples on Thursday at the Pit.  It was quite chilly, but we enjoy watching Isaac have fun!

We're running all over the place and doing our best to keep up with all the schedules, eating popcorn for dinner, and trying to maintain some sanity during the holiday season.  Thank goodness for online shopping, or I'm not sure how I'd get Christmas gifts purchased.

 It always exciting seeing your child's highlights in the BG Daily News, Twitter and The Sporting Times.

Miles went to his first Middle School Dance on Friday night.  I think he's such a handsome fella!  He and his friend Bryce joined up with a big group of friends for dinner before the dance.

The teens were treated to Chuy's and got to ride a Party Bus to the dance.

 He had a fun night even if it required a belt and dress shirt.

Karson and I got a quick pic with Santa and Mrs. Claus at SKyPAC's Gingerbread Homes for the Arts Festival.