Rylie had her share of Thanksgiving celebrations for the first year...3 to be exact. We celebrated at Grr and Grr Mom's the Sunday before Thanksgiving as we would be in La Crosse this year. We had Thanksgiving at my Grandma Kearns' house on Wednesday night, where Rylie met several new family members. And finally we celebrated at my parents house on Thursday. 
Sleeping at the table at Grr and Grr Mom's
Grr, Grr Mom, Michael and Brady
Our little butterball
The after-turkey naps:
Daddy
Rylie & Grandpa
I'm stuffed!
Before the turkey dinner at mom and dad's, we attended dad's annual Thanksgiving Day party at the radio station. It has become a tradition for him now. Several of his friends and customers of the station bring in food and drinks. There's nothing like shrimp cocktail, bloody mary's and beer at 7am. They had quite the spread. We were hoping to get Rylie on the air, but she was a little shy. Of course, when the show was over, she started gabbing.
Don't they make these things in my size?
Not that we didn't already know, but Rylie confirmed for us on Friday she is, indeed, a great shopper. She went out with us for about 7 hours as we made several stops on Black Friday. The best part...we are just about done with all of our shopping.
Relaxing with Grandma after a long day
While we thought about the number of things we are thankful for this year, we also, unfortunately, received some sad news this weekend. Pastor Greg, the Pastor that married us just over a year ago and also baptized Rylie just over two months ago, passed away in a car accident this weekend. It is hard news for us to digest. We immediately thought of his family and what they must be feeling. We thought of the hours we spent with him during our pre-marital counseling. We thought of the selflessness and generosity he showed in traveling to La Crosse on his and Mary's anniversary weekend to perform our wedding ceremony. We thought of him coming all the way out to our house (because he wanted it to be convenient for us) to discuss Rylie's Baptism and meet her for the first time. We thought of her Baptism day and that it was so special because she was baptized by the same Pastor that married us. A lot of thoughts came to mind, but most of all, we thought of why this had to happen to such a wonderful person. We are thankful for the time that we were able to spend with him, getting to know him these past couple years and how he touched our lives and will never be forgotten.
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