Kent and Chris Rhodes Came to Visit... YAY!

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays so I was super bummed when we weren't going to be home with family to celebrate.  You can imagine my excitement when I found out thet Kent and Chris (Tyler's parents) were going to be visiting us for a week over Thanksgiving. We had such an amazing time with them and Owen couldn't get enough of mama (grandma) and drampa (grandpa). He's been asking about them every day since they left. Some of the highlights from the trip are pictured below...

Hanging at the beach (yes... it was warm enough, it's still like mid-80's here). Definitely does not feel like Thanksgiving time of year.

Making my first Thanksgiving dinner. As you can see, I was not impressed with the innards of the turkey, especially when my father-in-law was going to eat them. Yuck...

Tyler cutting his first turkey... Doesn't he look manly?

The set up...

The feast and the company... mmmm, yummy. Thanks to all of my mother-in-law's expert advice and help(thanks Chris!) It would not have been the same without her.

And, what would a Florida trip be without seeing the alligators while visiting here?

Oh and guess what? Even though it's still summer weather here, they still celebrate Christmas! There was a little light it up party on the Riverwalk by our place so we decided to check it out while they were here...
Owen got to see "Danda" (Santa). BTW... don't kids catch on to the Christmas concept so quick? Seeing Father Christmas once and Owen is smitten with Santa. Can't get enough.

The train ride (Owen's favorite part of the night)

Santa was supposed to be sitting in this chair but I guess we missed that part of the evening. Instead we just stuck Owen in the chair with a sucker for a cute photo op.

The whole point of  "Light it up" night was supposed to be lighting up this big tree in the park, we got there a little late so we walked down to see the tree and guess what? Not lit up. We were sorely disappointed.

Since it was on the Riverwalk we decided to sit down, relax and watch the "boap" (boats).

We actually showed Tyler's parents around on our little boat (still to be named) and I didn't get ANY pictures. Why didn't I take any pictures? Oh well, next time. Chris, if you read this and have some pics from the boat ride, maybe you could send them over... 

We had such a fantastic time with the Kent and Chris Rhodes Family! Owen hasn't stopped asking for Grandma or Grandpa since they left last week and he is constantly saying "choo choo mama"... referring to going on the choo choo with Grandma (I think). Anyway, thanks so much for the visit you guys! We can't wait to see you again in just a few weeks!