Heart Broken...

We went and got our family picture taken this afternoon and we ended up bribing our girls so they would smile for the camera. One of Hallie's favorite things is Rootbeer Ice Cream from A&W. So of course this was our bribe and it worked wonderfully. The bad thing was when we went through the drive thru we found out that they no longer make root beer ice cream. Hallie heard this and looked at me and then just started sobbing. I have never seen her cry like this, and believe me I have seen her cry lots. It was awful. We finally talked her into a root beer freeze and she later informed us that it tasted just like root beer ice cream. What a relief. That is one of the hardest things to watch your child's excitement get put out.
We did our own Thanksgiving yesterday and it turned out wonderful. Tyler and I came up with a list of pro's and con's about having your own Thanksgiving:
Pro's:
1- you get all the leftovers
2- you don't have to sit across the table from someone you hardly know and make small talk
3- You get to take a nap in your own bed
4- you don't spend 8 hours traveling

Con's
1- you don't get to ditch out after the dinner to avoid the dishes
2- you have to cook everything by yourself
3- you don't get to see all your family
4- you get lots of phone calls that turn out to be mostly guilt trips that you aren't coming

We went down to temple square after, which seemed to be the favorite part for Hallie and Annie. It was freezing cold outside but they kept warm by running all over the place. The missionaries were all entertained!All in all we had a great Thanksgiving and really enjoyed learning how to make the Turkey and everything else. Thanks Mom and Dad for putting up with all the phone calls!