Thanksgiving (and the BIG surprise!)

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving at our house with Ferryboat Grandma.  We had a yummy dinner and the kids had a fun time making CakePops with Grandma for dessert (along with pumpkin pie, of course!)  In the excitement of the day, I didn't take one picture of the whole family (or even the kids) together but here are a few random pictures I took throughout the day.

Josh working on the turkey

CakePops!

Abi had a really hard time not licking the chocolate off the sticks!

Brady's much-needed nap before dinner.

The most exciting part of the day was our surprise for the kids - a trip to Disney World!  On Saturday we are headed to Disney World for a week with Ferryboat Grandma and the Murray Family (Josh's Aunt, Uncle and cousins).  After planning this trip for almost year, I can't believe we are now a few short days away.  I am not sure who is more excited to go - me or the kids!

In anticipation of our big announcement, I created a paper chain countdown with fun Disney facts

and loaded their backpacks full of things that will (hopefully - fingers crossed!) keep them busy on the plane - thank goodness for the Dollar section at Target :)

As you will see from the video, these are the papers that are rolled up in the front pocket of their backpacks.  Since they received them, the kids refer to them as their "maps" and tell me on a daily basis that I need to pack them so they go with us to Disney World. 

This is an edited version of the big reveal - the original is over 5 minutes and just consists of the kids discovering all the goodies in their backpacks. As you can see, B is more excited about his snacks than going to Disney World!

This second video is of Brady watching a sock puppet e-card on the computer sent by Aunt Peggy.  His expressions crack me up!