This Thanksgiving was awesome because we were lucky enough to visit Michael's family from Wednesday evening until Sunday!  Michael's hand was glued to a Wii remote… go figure.  We did have a few "battles" against each other, but sadly I was not victorious in anything =(

Thanksgiving dinner was yummy! Mmmm mmm. I was exposed to what is probably the best dessert ever: chocolate mint freeze.  I love it, and so does the rest of the family- an entire pyrex dish of it was gone in less than 24 hours.

I also got to help Michael's Mom make some candy!! It was a great learning opportunity for me, since I've never done anything like that before.  We made peppermint bark and peanut clusters.

And, for the first time ever, in my entire life, I went out on Black Friday!  It was definitely crowded and some stores were messy… but hey, I had fun.  It's one of those things you should do at least once just to experience it and say you did it.  Plus it was just fun spending time with Michael and his mom =) We had to take the ferry over there, so I got to feed the seagulls who fly at the back of the boat.  Basically, they were CRAZY!?!

We also went to visit some horses- I met such a handsome dressage horse named Walter… and he loves licking people's hands!  It was so fun.  I love horses.

Maggie and Juni did really well on the trip. They met a lot of different people on their trip: Michael's mom, grandma, and great-grandma, plus a family that came over for a barbecue. Maggie did really well with everyone but Juni's just as shy as ever! They started bickering on the way home today, so I was glad to get them back into their regular cage (which is about 4 times bigger than the travel one).

I am very very grateful for family and making great memories all together =)