We all stayed at Lisa and Mike's apartment. The kids loved this because Carter was there and they were able to play with him. We got there in the evening, so we just sat around talking and then put the kids to bed.
Thursday morning we had cereal (so as to not fill up our tummies too much) and then drove to Salt Lake to Bryan's Uncle Dan and Aunt Karen's house. Now, for those of you who may not know, Courtney is TERRIFIED of dogs. Dan and Karen have this small white dog named Toby and the minute Courtney saw him she freaked out and began screaming and hanging on to me. She is one that when you try to convince her of something she just digs in her heels and won't change her mind. Everyone tried to talk her into petting Toby and playing with him but it was only making the situation worse. So poor Toby was isolated from where she was.
Dinner was wonderful. The adults table was upstairs (adults= siblings and spouses of Bryan's mom) and then the kids tables (everyone else) were set up downstairs. We had a great time downstairs talking and stuffing ourselves. When dinner was over, we helped clean up the tables downstairs so the ping pong table could be set up and then we all played games. I had a blast playing Cranium with Bryan's cousins and aunts. I have a freaky music/entertainment knowledge that really serves me well on those kinds of games. ;)
When we were downstairs setting up the ping pong table Courtney yelled down at us to come up quick. When I went up, there was Uncle Dan holding Toby and Courtney was petting him!! I was floored. She was still pretty cautious and didn't like Toby to be on the floor, but she was petting him. Uncle Dan had been playing with Courtney and threw Carter's blanket on the floor over by Toby. He threw the blanket closer and closer to Toby until Courtney finally realized that Toby didn't care that she was there and wasn't interested in licking and/or biting her. That's when Dan picked Toby up and held him tight so Courtney could pet him. It was great!!
When it was dark we decided it was time to go back to Provo and put the kids to bed. At Lisa and Mike's house Bryan sat on the couch to cuddle with Courtney and soon she was fast asleep in his arms....something that NEVER happens...EVER!
It was a fun Thanksgiving.
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