Thanksgiving

Neal's parents got to come out for Thanksgiving...it's been so fun and I'm so glad they were able to come. It has been so nice to have some family around for the beginning of the holidays. We love what easy company they are. So care free and always helping out. Thank you Mom and Dad Guymon for coming out---it means so much to us! We love you!

ALL the food we had + 4 people = so much leftovers!

Connie made her famous rolls--they are too die for! (Neal can eat the whole pan single-handed!)

This is our place settings--Connie had the cutest idea for the Oreo turkey favors...so cute!

This is what has gone down since they got here:
Monday--flew in and just got settled
Tuesday--grocery shopping for the BIG day!
Wednesday-- Ruby's on the Huntington Beach pier
Thursday--cook, EAT, clean, nap, play pinochle (Which us girls won!)
Friday--decorate for Christmas

This is the pier at Huntington Beach, Ruby's is the big building on the end.

This was the view from our seats in the diner. We got to see dolphins and people fishing from the pier--it was so cool!

We watched this guy the whole time. While he was getting a pole ready a seagull came and stole his fish (it was very entertaining!)

The Mexican from above caught this and told us it was a bat ray. Here is Boyd showing off the bat ray...I don't know does he look a little freaked out about it?

We feel it is very appropriate to say things we are grateful for with it being Thanksgiving. We are grateful for the gospel, family, our bodies and every amazing thing they can do, for the new friends we've made and the old ones we'll never forget, temples, modern day prophet, beautiful weather, warm showers, clean house, food, our health, education, our marriage to each other. I could go on and on! We are so blessed and it's so humbling to think about the blessings we already have. It really takes your mind off of the things you want and allows you to refocus on the wonderful things you have. Our testimony of tithing has grown so much since being here! Everything worked out so smoothly for our move here, I found a job quickly and then an even better job after that and then we got into the Bond Rent faster than we thought we would. Heavenly Father watches over us and knows what we need. We are so deeply grateful for all He has given us.

Poor Mom G. Her eye started bothering her Sunday and it got worse so on Monday she went to Neal's Optometry school and had it checked out. Come to find out she has a 4+ corneal tear and then a bacterial infection in the same eye on top of that. We have no idea how it happened. But at least she was in the right place to have it happen! Hope it's doing better Connie! They gave her these cool glasses because her eyes were dilated...