How We spent Our Thanksgiving

our first thanksgiving in texas greeted us with wonderfully warm weather. the temperature was warm with a slight breeze. we decided to take advantage of the good weather by taking a trek through a natural preserve here in our fair city. we brought along our little friend to take in the natural beauty. the kids had a great time looking for clues of the whereabouts of bobcats. i, however, would rather not have a close encounter with any of the wildlife!

since it was our first time at the preserve, we stayed mostly 0n the paved path to avoid being lost. a lot of people had the same idea as us to enjoy the outdoors, so the path was pretty busy.
we brought frisbees to toss back and forth along the trail. then the kids played on the playground for awhile before we headed back to raymond's house for a homemade dumpling meal. we were so busy eating that i forgot to take a picture of the food. raymond's grandmother made dumpling by hand. each one was about twice as big as the frozen ones we ususally eat. it's been awhile since we had fresh, homemade dumplings, and we throughly enjoyed every last bite of the meal. for dinner, we headed over to our english pastor's house. there was great food and good company. then there's another thanksgiving potluck at church friday night. i think we've been eating thanksgiving meals and sharing for two weeks now. all in all, it was a stress free holiday for us except for all the weight we are putting on our bodies!