Keeping Up WIth the Smiths: Three Thanksgivings

That could be the title of a movie, huh?! But it's not. It's how many Thanksgivings we had. We spent an entire week celebrating Thanksgiving. We began the week by going to Birmingham to have Thanksgiving with my Dad. We drove over on Monday afternoon and got spend time with our friends, Whitney and Brett, and their little boy, James Fleet. I've said it before, but we miss them so bad! Tuesday was packed full of visiting with family. We took Chapman to meet my Aunt Jane and Uncle John for the first time. After that we went to meet Baby Brady. My cousin Caroline had Brady 5 days after Chapman was born. They came in town for the holiday, and it gave ~~all~~ most of the Haley girl cousins an excuse to get together--they hadn't met Chapman and we hadn't met Brady, so it was perfect. We missed everyone who wasn't there! After visiting with everyone we headed to my dad's and hung out with Ashton and Brooks until it was time for dinner. My sweet Nanny had been in the hospital for a little over a week due to some light strokes, but thankfully she got out in time to come over and visit with us and see Chapman. Thanksgiving dinner number one was a success!

Meeting Lauren for the first time!

Chapman loves his Aunt Nell!

Cutie.

If this isn't the sweetest thing you've seen, I don't know what is.

Chapman wasn't feeling the pictures too much...

And he let me know it!

We are so glad we finally got to meet Caroline and Brady.

Sisters and a sweet baby boy!

It's tiring meeting so many new people all at once!

I'll cherish this picture forever. It is not often we are all together. I wish all 13 of us had been there.

Claire finally got to meet Chapman!

It's so fun to play with Aunt Ashton!

Nanny loves Chapman more than anyone will ever know :)

Chapman melts his heart!

Busy watching Sports Center...

So sweet.

We headed back to Atlanta early Wednesday morning so we could visit with two friends who live in California and DC. I'm glad Emma and Andrew got to meet Chapman! John, one of our dear college friends, stopped by too. After our visit with friends, I got a LATE start baking for Thanksgiving lunch. Britt requested a pimento cheese cake he saw in Southern Living and I made a black bottom pumpkin pie that I got from Southern Living last year. I was up until 2:00am baking...I'm glad I enjoy cooking!

These three...we go way back to the Ross Park days. And now there's a baby!

I'm glad Emma and Andrew met at our wedding and reconnected!

Thursday morning we woke up with thankful hearts! We are beyond blessed. We had a lazy morning watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade before we went to lunch at Debbie and Al's. After a day full of eating and visiting with family, Britt and I braved the Walmart crowd to get an iPad mini {a Christmas gift from my Daddy!}. I swore I wouldn't shop on Thanksgiving night, but we couldn't pass up the deal. Thankfully it was a painless adventure. We were in and out of Walmart in about 20 minutes tops--that's never happened before.

Our most precious blessing.

I'm so glad it was cold enough for a warm fire on Thanksgiving!

Pimento Cheesecake...I thought it tasted good!

A different spin on pumpkin pie.

Why can't we eat dessert like this every day?!?

Chapman gets some Grandmommy love :)

I am so thankful for this baby doll.

Thanksgiving didn't stop on Thursday. We ventured to Auburn on Friday to celebrate with my mom, Ashton, and Brooks. My Aunt Nee and Uncle Kenny, cousin Hunter, and his girlfriend, Alex joined us too. It was a short trip, but filled with fun, nonetheless!

Happy baby!

Hanging out with Uncle Kenny

To cap off a week chalked full of thanks Chapman got to experience his first Iron Bowl--the Iron Bowl of all Iron Bowls! This game had some huge hype; I was worried it would not live up to the hype, personally. But we all know what happened...and we Smiths are thankful for a victory over our biggest rival. We can't wait to watch Chapman's love for Auburn grow as he experiences Auburn for himself. War Eagle!