Give Thanks

The matching shirts were totally unplanned... not sure if this means we're turning into an old married couple or what

This Thanksgiving, we were blessed to be able to celebrate at our home. It was so fun to host Thanksgiving at our house for this first time, try my hand at the turkey and also break out the china!

China being put to good use

Apparently I cooked the turkey upside down...WHOOPS! Though, I just like to say I planned it that way so the bird would be juicer :)

Is it done yet?

Kyle's parents drove up from FL and spent the week with us, which was great to spend time with them and catch up in person. We were even able to try out the web cams, so we can see each other virtually when we talk. :)


My parents, Nanny, Aunt Laurie and Cousin Erin came too and we all gathered around our make shift table with oodles of food and lots of laughs.


For some reason, none of us thought to break out the camera when everyone was here, so all i have is pictures of food (typical of my family) and a few shots of the table pre-dinner. Guess we'll have to make that a goal for next year.


We have plenty to be thankful for this year. My Mother in Law got these great cups where you could write what you were thankful for. They ranged from "Family & Friends", power of prayer" to "Good Food". We are so thankful for all God has blessed us with -- even through this difficult year for our country, God has provided us so much and blessed us with wonderful family and friends to love, encourage & challenge us.


Here's a few pictures from Thanksgiving --

Hot apple cider with Oranges and Lemons

The Table -- Pre-dinner

Dad with Elizabeth's "stuffed turkey"

Future Baby Edwards

... now I know what you are thinking.... don't get all excited. I got this idea after reading my friend Kat's blog about RoutonBaby. Since nearly every couple we know have started having kids, I decided to have a little fun in the meantime and see what our own RoutonBaby would look like. Check it out.... a little freaky if a do say so myself!

RoutonBaby Edwards

You too can make your own RoutonBaby here! Have fun!

More Jacksonville fun

We weren't so good at capturing our time together in film this weekend, but captured a few shots by the fort in St Augustine. There was a beautiful sunset that made for some cute family pics.

We're going to be proud Auntie & Uncle's again in February when our little nephew, Noah, is born. Keily has one cute preggers belly :)

Kim & Gary -- or should we say Mimi & Pops

Keily & Jack

Like Father, like Son

Jacksonville Search & Rescue

This past weekend the Edwards clan met up in Jacksonville. Towards the end of our trip we went downtown for a bite to eat before driving back to Atlanta. Who knew we would get front row seats to Search and Rescue practice.

At first we thought something was wrong. I mean, why else would the helicopter zoom up the inner coastal and drop 2 guys in wet suits into the water.

But no, these guys fly down, drop 2 guys in the water, hover for 10 mins or so and then leave. It was sort of like our own mini chopper air show.

(I'll go ahead now and apologize for my stellar video abilities... )

Here's another short video of the guys in the water. We were all quite curious as to what was going on...especially the poor guy who's boat got soaked during the process. He probably thought 'What did I do?'

Few more pics of the helicopter for those who are as fascinated about this as I am...

The spray from the chopper got us all wet

The only person that came up in the crate was the scuba diver

Man Chair

The long awaited "Man Chair" is finally here! We ordered the chair over Labor Day weekend and after weeks of patiently waiting, we got to welcome the new chair into our living room last week! So far we're not really use to having our own place to sit since we've been sharing the couch for 2 years now, but guess we'll have to learn how to stretch out a little :)

Giggles

Gretchen and I had fun with Elizabeth in the park. It was Elizabeth's first time on the swing and she loved it! She kept laughing and giggling the whole time. Makes you wish you could go back in time. Brings back memories of being a kid and playing on the swings with my childhood friend, Kim. We were so daring and would swing as high as we could and then jump off at the height of the swing. I don't know if I'd be so daring today-- I mean - I could break something!

Don't worry Sissy, I'm sure Elizabeth would never do anything like that when she gets older :)

Fun with friends

Since Camille and Betsy already posted about this on their blogs, I had to also add to mine. While Betsy was on the East Coast visiting her family she and Camille drove all the way down from Chatta-vegas to eat dinner with me & Kyle.

It was so fun to see my girlfriends again and catch up in person instead of the phone or Facebook - ha! Camille remembered to snap a photo to remember the evening... this one photo has now made it on all our blogs!