Our Thanksgiving Feast

Pull out the fine china and your Kenny G. Christmas CD- it's Thanksgiving at the Paxton's house. This year we were blessed to celebrate Thanksgiving with Krista's siblings, Shawna and Brett.

I realized while making this feast, that it is a lot of work. Our 14 lb. turkey was good, minus the fact that it was overcooked. But- it LOOKED really good. (Remind anyone of Chevy Chase's Christmas vacation when they cut open the turkey?) I told everyone that we needed to spend at least 1 hour eating because it took so long to make. We were stuffed!
Bart and I are considering going out to eat next year. .. but then we wouldn't have the fridge full of left-overs.
Shawna kept saying, "The mashed potatoes are so creamy." (Can you guess which part she prepared?)
Here's dessert. 3 pies for four people.. that seems about right? We still have 2 pies left if anyone wants some.

Our Trip to Kirtland, Ohio!

We drove about 2 1/2 hours up to Kirtland, Ohio on Friday. We thought it was cold in Columbus, but we were FREEZING in Kirtland. It was a really neat experience to see the historical Church sites. Here is the Newel K. Whitney Store. We got to tour many of the buildings that were restored. The Senior missionaries were very knowledgeable in the history of this time.

This is a reproduction of a saw mill.

Here's Shawna and Brett in their seats. Notice the Nutty Bars.

We also went on a tour of the 1st Latter-day Saint temple. The Community of Christ now owns this temple. It was so neat to see. Right across the street is one of the houses that Joseph and Emma Smith lived in.

The Kirtland Temple.

Our First Visitors

We had our first visitors come see us in Columbus this week. Krista's sister and brother flew all the way from Provo, Utah to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. It was so much fun. This is a picture of them by the Santa Maria. (No- not the "real" one.) We discovered there's a lot to do in Columbus if you want to see museums, parks and the zoo. It was freezing cold. You could see your breath-- and that was inside our apartment. Some of the highlights of our trip were:

1. Shawna, Brett and Krista all had free haircuts... given by each other, of course
2. RED BOX videos every night
3. Jipsy-Jaunts around Columbus
4. Panera and Cosi Resturaunts
5. Making a turkey for the first time
6. The visit to Kirtland
7. Lots of naps
8. Lots of laughing (Krista's favorite thing to do!)


Here are some pictures of us visiting downtown...

So you think you can Dance?
Yes, I do have friends here in Columbus. My friend Adrienne and I went to So You Think You Can Dance a few weeks ago. It was so good! I loved it. I have decided that I need to see Celine Dion next September when she comes to Columbus. Does anyone want to join me?

I just decided to post some pictures of some things that I have been missing lately. I know that it is ridiculous that I could miss these two items, but I have. I think it might just be fact that we are now a one-car family, but then I realize that we don't really "need" two cars. Granted, we LOVE our "new" car-- but there was something about puttering around Provo in the red Jetta. Yes, it had basically turned orange from being sun-struck, and yes, when merging on the freeway you did need to push the gas completely to the floor, but I loved that little red car.
And the Accord.. well, what can you say about your first car? I miss the tinted windows and the squeaky brakes. Well... okay, maybe I don't miss the squeaky brakes. But those were some good cars.

Bart's Going to Be a Dentist!

Can you believe it?

Here are some cute pictures of Bart in his white coat. OSU has something called a white coat Ceremony. Basically, they call your name and have you walk across a stage wearing your white coat.


So far, dental school has a few perks. They are as follows:

1. "FREE" toothbrushes.
2. "FREE" toothpaste.
3. All the studying you could ever hope for.

Well, we made it to Columbus, Ohio. We are officially Buckeyes! This is a picture of our first game. As you can tell we were prepared with the appropriate attire. We rode the bus and walked a couple of blocks to the football stadium. I've never seen anything so crazy in my life. I've been told how "lucky" we are to have tickets. You might be able to tell that we are sitting up pretty high.. it was hard for me to see the football.

Sadly enough, we lost our very last home- game, but we are still hoping to beat Michigan on Saturday.
Go BUCKS!