The fam

For the first time in three months, the family is all together again! Renae's flight got in late Wednesday night and she has come home to me! We had a nice Thanksgiving yesterday-- I think this was the first year where we all contributed something to the meal, and things got done a lot faster this way. How silly we are. I would upload pics, but my computer is broken again, and right before all my stuff is due next week. Perfect timing, no? Ren, you don't mind me using yours while you and Mom are out shopping, right? ;)

This is the first year where we did not consume turkey and I can honestly say I didn't miss it. Games were played, naps were taken (some of us longer than others-- uhhh, mine), playful banter was exchanged--not uncommon in the Wenger house, and stories were exchanged for laughs. We're all really just a feisty bunch, my dad exempted, so it's a lot of fun when we're all together. I am very thankful for my family-- I love them all so much and am so blessed by each and every person! We also started a Secret Santa gift exchange a few years ago, so we drew names for that. As always, I try to use my sleuthing "skills" to figure out who everybody has. Of course, no one is very reluctant to drop me hints...

I'm shooting a wedding this afternoon, family portraits tomorrow for a friend of my mom's, and portraits for another person in a couple of weeks. Get this: These people are actually going to pay me! Funds are very low right now, so this extra income is very much appreciated.

Some fun quotes from yesterday:

Playing Cranium, Bekah using charades to try and give Renae and me some clues

"Uh, flying! Growth! Plant!"
-Ren

"Birth!"
-Me

"The one before..."
-Dad

"Conception!"
-Me

"Uhhhhh...."
-Bekah

Preparing meal:

"Bekah, you make a mean pot'o'corn!"
-Mom

Playing Imagine If, my mom being the subject of imagination

"Imagine if Rosalie were a floor covering, which would she be?"
-Dad

*Under her breath, very dryly*
"A doormat."
-Mom