Black Friday!

I LOVE the Friday after Thanksgiving!!! It is a long-standing tradition (we figured about 20 years - since I was about 10 years old) that my mom, Aunt Cathi, Cousin Lizzy, Grandma Betty, and I would get up super early and hit the sales. This year was no different . . .I was up at 4:30 and at Younkers by 5:30. Daddy took a vacation day and spent some quality time with Ethan while mom was shopping.

I now have most of my shopping done, which is a great feeling. Here's evidence of our spending . . .

We all met for lunch at Panera. Here is Cousin Lizzy and Aunt Cathi . . .

Me and Luke . . .
And then we went to a movie together - 4 Christmases. It was pretty funny. Sticking with tradition, Grandma Betty smuggled in baggies of snacks for each of us to enjoy during the movie. How thoughtful :)

After the movie, I picked up Ethan and headed back out to mom and Mike's. The family gathered again for leftovers. Uncle Bill had fun playing with Ethan . . .
And so did Grandma Mary! Ethan, Victor, and Grandma were all chasing each other around the house, laughing, and playing peek-a-boo. She is such a wonderful grandma.

Ethan would run into her arms for a hug and squeal with delight!

The night ended with Ethan going down for the night, and mom playing Balderdash with the adults. Very fun! And we still have the whole weekend ahead of us! We are going to spend some time with Trav's family at the nursing home this afternoon . . .