A McDaniel Family Thanksgiving

After a lot of planning and plan changing, we finally set our plans and we headed to Boerne, TX for Thanksgiving.  It had been several years since we had been to Ross & Amy's so we were really looking forward to seeing everyone.  Katie especially could not wait to see the girls and was even more thrilled to find out she was bunking with Mallorie and Alexa!  The boys also shared a room really well and gave us good hope for them sharing in the future.


We had a really nice journey there and after a quick stop in Katy for some lunch, we drove straight to Boerne.  The kids were very eager to get out of the car and explore and they loved the back yard and we were really glad we packed all their ride on toys and Katie's scooter!

We had a great first night catching up with everyone and grazing over a delicious buffet of food.  The kids loved picnicking outside.  Jack was Papaw's boy and quickly warmed up to everyone else.  Luke was a star and kept everyone entertained, and once the girls got a hold of Katie we did not see much of her!

Thanksgiving day was nice and relaxing.  We got the kids out of the house and after a quick trip to HEB to pick up the new customary Thanksgiving food (macaroni and cheese) we found a really nice park for them to burn off some energy.  It did the trick and the boys slept nicely through the meal and we all sat back and enjoyed all the wonderful food.  We were treated to beautifually grilled steaks, some amazing salads, delious veggies and mouth watering chocolate pies!

We also decided to put together a family recipe cook book as there were so many wonderful things to  eat that we wanted everyone to be able to re-create them.  So this is my task for 2012.


We were sad to leave, but after another trip to the park to hopefully wear the kids out for the journey home, we hit the road.  After a year and a half of van ownership, this was the first family of five road trip we made.  All in all it was a success and we will be ready for another one next year!