Giving Thanks for Family Time

For Thanksgiving last year (it seems so strange to say that) we took our first road trip with the kids and drove back "home" to Louisiana.  Having lived in Hawaii since the kids were babies, they grew up without family road trips.  The closest thing to a road trip was driving around the island which really only took a few hours depending on traffic.  Not even worth putting a DVD on in the car!  So, needless to say, the kids were super excited about our road trip.  It took us 8 hours with one potty/gas (as in fill up the car) stop and one Waffle House stop.  I was pretty impressed that they all behaved fairly well having never been strapped down for such a long time.  We spent our week at Grandpa and Mom Moms house and it was a jam packed week full of fun activities.  One of the most memorable was our fishing day.  Each of the kids had a turn to ride in the boat (sort of). Dayton got to actually go out fishing in the boat, Saige got to do a circle in the water in the boat, and Addley got to sit in the boat pulled up on shore (poor third child).  Then they all went fishing off the banks and had a turn learning how to use a rod.  Surprisingly, Saige was the one that enjoyed it the most and actually caught 2 fish!!  Dayton didnʻt have the patience to stand there and watch the bobber.  He was more interested in seeing how far he could sink into the mud on the banks (what a typical boy).  The highlight for him was when he had a turn driving the golf cart.  I think Grandpa had fun too, though he claims it was a very quiet day for the fish.  It was probably me that had the most fun because I just love to document special moments with family.  Here are some of my snapshots.