Thanksgiving in "the City" 2011

We went to Silver Dollar City for Thanksgiving again this year. It was our fourth year there for Thanksgiving and we had just as much fun as usual!



Gotta stop for free cheese at Osceola (AKA "Cheesetown", at least in our house)



Oz was not too excited to sit with the dancing girls from the saloon show.



The littles wrote their letters to Santa as they have every year from SDC. This year they asked for:

Capri - an MP3 player with earphones
Rome - a play bow and arrow set
Sable - a Minnie Mouse cup, Minnie Mouse bowl, princess silverware and princess plate
Oz - Tonka dumptruck








Rome was called up to the stage for the Frosty show. He was so cute about it and did a great job.





We got hot chocolate both nights we were there, it was definitely a favorite part of the trip - walking around in the cold drinking hot chocolate and seeing all the beautiful lights and decorations.



Thanksgiving! We all ate till we nearly burst.





Oz ate BOTH of those desserts in entirety. I am not exaggerating.





Serious chow down.



After eating we rode some rides and then got in a LONG line to see our favorite show, "A Dicken's Christmas Carol". It's a great show but this year we had the boy monster to deal with. And he REALLY showed his true monster colors during the show. Plus, the actors were all mixed up in different roles than usual and really didn't suit their parts. We also noticed that scenes were missing from our show, later we learned that other showings did have those scenes. It was weird. Even so, we did have a great time watching. Except for the moment when Oz head butted me in the nose really hard. That moment (and the few minutes afterward) kind of stunk.

We had a great time and were so thankful for all we have. I'll post video later if I can find the Flip that Oz apparently stole and hid. I just found the case in a winter boot.



Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving 2010

We went to Silver Dollar City for Thanksgiving again this year. It's become something we look forward to for months.

This time we went the day before Thanksgiving, stayed Thanksgiving day and drove home late that night.

We stopped to visit Granddad Berbert for a bit on the way there. He was of course wonderfully cheery and even had presents for the kids.





The weather the day before Thanksgiving was amazing. We didn't have to wear jackets at all, even that night. It was one of the more beautiful days I can remember, and SDC was not crowded at all - meaning no lines.



Once Oz is able to stand by Sable this picture will be complete. They'll all be taller then though and that will make me sad. But oh how lovely and wonderful they are all growing to be.




I must have told a lie cause my nose seems to have grown like Pinocchio's in this picture.









For a late lunch that day we ate in an outdoor, but covered, food area. Our table was right next to a Christmas tree, music played and there was a wonderful breeze. Jeff and I shared sandwiches and ate soup. It was one of those times that we don't have a picture of, but we'll never forget. A certain type of magic was there, as what is more than likely our whole family ate. For whatever reason, it brought an immense amount of happiness to both me and Jeff.
Later, we saw the Saloon Show, rode rides and even wrote letters to Santa.


On Thanksgiving day - we feasted. All you can eat without the preparation and clean-up. Now THAT'S something to be thankful for.



I told the kids that at Thanksgiving dinner we'd all say what we were thankful for. They all gave it a lot of advance thought, especially Rome. He had a list of things, some were ones that both Jeff and I were impressed to hear. One stuck out to me, he said he was thankful for his room. That gave me such a good feeling, to know that he had a place of his own he loved.








Oz's first Thanksgiving mashed potatoes. He wasn't a huge fan. . .yet. The way this kid eats, he'll be packing them away very soon. I've got it in my head that he'll be the tallest member of our family. The tallest and the biggest.





The weather decided that Thanksgiving Day is a day for freezing rain, snow and temperatures to match. But we had all the cold weather gear we needed and planned on spending most of the day inside anyway. We got to see the Living Nativity show and our VERY favorite Silver Dollar City show of all - A Christmas Carol. They do SUCH a wonderful production. Even Oz loved it, he watched about half before falling asleep again.

We drove home late Thanksgiving night. I couldn't help but think about all I have. It's a LOT. I've always been so blessed in my life. I've never wanted, never hungered, never been hurt or alone. I don't know exactly why I've been so blessed, but I have to assume that it's so that I can offer service and help to others. So far in my life I don't feel like I've been able to do that very much. But I know I can and try hard to serve my family, my husband, my children. I thank the Lord for that opportunity.



Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family, we love you more than we can say.