November 28, 2013 - Thanksgiving

Today we drove up to New Smyrna to Nana and Papa's house.  Uncle Justin came and Nana picked up Grandma Edgemon to join us.  It was nice to see Nana and Papa's house again.  They have been in it for a year now.  We brought Sweet Potato, Corn, and Green Bean Casseroles and Nana had made Turkey, Gravy, Stuffing, and Mashed Potatoes.  The food was awesome and we had a great time!  For dessert we got to have cherry and pumpkin pie...yum!  This was Jesse's first time seeing Nana and Papa's house and second time meeting them.  The kids all had fun riding their rip sticks and skateboards in front of their house.

November 24, 2012 - Wai-gong & Wai-po's House

Driving home from Atlanta, we stopped off at Wai-gong & Wai-po's house where we watched the Gator football game and had a huge dinner (turkey, chicken, green beans, stuffing, & rolls).  We got to see Aunt Kara, Uncle Chris, Kalia, & Kodi.  Uncle Adam, his brother, & Shyanne were even there.  Aunt Jessica showed up as we were leaving so we got to see her too.

November 22, 2012 - Samantha & Shawn's Rehearsal Dinner (Thanksgiving Dinner)

My good friend Samantha is getting married the day after Thanksgiving, so for her out of town guests, family, and wedding party, she had her rehearsal dinner as Thanksgiving dinner.  Everything was so yummy!  We had ribs, turkey, collard greens, green beans, macaroni & cheese, sweet potato casserole, squash casserole, carrots, gravy, corn bread, peach cobbler, pumpkin pie, and chocolate delight.  I had a little bit of everything and the girls ate a lot too.

Thanksgiving, Teeth Pulled, & Christmas Tree

We first went to mamaw's house for Thanksgiving. Wai-gong, Uncle Josh, Uncle Steven, Aunt Amy, and cousin Tyler were there. It was a very nice visit with them. Then we drove over to Wai-po & Wai-gong's house for Thanksgiving dinner with the rest of the family. Aunt Kara & Uncle Chris, Mamaw & Papaw, Grandma & Grandpa Drago, Aunt Arrietta with Riley & Ellie, & Uncle Tim & Aunt Demi with Taylor were all there. We found out that Aunt Kara was ~ 13 weeks pregnant! It was a very pleasant shock. The shock was more for her keeping it secret and running a half marathon only a few weeks ago. We all told what we were thankful for, and when it was Wai-po's turn, she cried while telling what she was thankful for, including her newer granddaughter Ashlyn. Ashlyn saw Wai-po crying, and she looked so sad, she almost cried then. But instead, she waited till it was her turn and just started full out balling her eyes out. She was so emotionally upset, we had to calm her down, and we reassured her that everything was alright and we loved her. It was so sweet & sad. The food was so yummy!








So Ashlyn finally got her two teeth pulled this morning. Gave her some valium this morning, an hour before "surgery". Then we went in, they gassed her with nitrous oxide, which made her think everything was funny until the novacaine shots came. After the numbing was complete, it literally took 2 seconds per tooth to pull out. Then they gave her oxygen to get the nitrous oxide out of her system and she was ready to go. The teeth are still bleeding a little, but nothing too serious. She keeps wanting to eat things she shouldn't be eating and I'm afraid she'll get something stuck in one of the "holes". Both teeth had cavities that the dentist didn't even know about. I'll have to show Dr. Tuttle the next visit so she can start getting x-rays done to see if there are any more.
After awhile, Jason got the Christmas tree out of the attic and we set it up. Then the girls put the ornaments on the tree. They had fun, even through the arguing about whose turn it was. Here's some pictures.