Excited to be on our way to Grandma and Grandpa's house Thanksgiving morning!
The whole crew except Grandpa, EJ and myself who are missing from this picture. It was a fun, loud and big group as usual!
Chad carved the turkey this year
Cade and Willem adore their older cousins, Andy and Colin. They all had a great time chatting, watching YouTube videos and playing Xbox.
The card players!
Genevieve was very excited about her dress which I bought for Christmas but couldn't resist giving it to her early :)
Willem and me
Chad and his dad
On Friday we spent the day at my dad and Kathleen's house. Unfortunately my dad wasn't there as he was visiting his siblings in Holland but we filled the house without him. It was surprisingly relaxing making dinner this year. I don't know if it was easier because I've got the cooking down after many years of practice or if not having toddlers myself anymore makes it less hectic but it definitely felt easier this year to get it all together. It helped that we decided to use paper plates and utensils this year and not spend much time on the table settings, something I vote we do again in years to come! Kathleen made the turkey and Amber and I made the mashed potatoes, stuffing and veggies with the help of Meleesa, Gabrielle and Athena. Jennifer arrived near the end of the preparations with delicious rolls, yams and gravy. The kids all had a great time together, as always, entertaining themselves with ipads, Wii games, sports on TV, toys, card games and more. The adults didn't play cards this year but instead just enjoyed each others' company chatting and watching football and basketball. The day flew by so fast and I definitely didn't get a chance to chat with everyone. Thankfully Christmas is just a month away! (Thanks to Amber for the pictures!)
Pre-meal fun!
Davida and Tucker were definitely the guests of honor! We all so enjoyed playing and snuggling with them!
Potato peelers and awesome helpers Meleesa and Athena (Elle was a great helper too)!
Working on the stuffing
James carved the turkeys
Kathleen and Jenn, the other cooks!
Cousins hanging out, watching football. They are all getting so grown-up!
Robert and Searra
David, Amy and Frances
Prayers before the feast
Enjoying the meal and the great company
Selene and Jacoby
A few of the many desserts!
This picture of me and my brothers just cracks me up!
That's a little better, David!
Kid poker game!
And some wrestling?
The guys watching Duck basketball
Cade and Pascal listening to music and watching the game
All tuckered out! With lots of noise all around them, Cade and Nev managed to catch a little nap mid-festivities!
3 comments:
What a great post! Things I love - Frances' smile, David's yawn, Nev's DRESS, babies, kids growing up, Chad and his Dad's eyes. . . Happy Thanksgiving - we have SOO much to be thankful for.
Some classics in there! Kids sleeping through it all, kids poker, Fiçek cards and something new... Davida getting her first baby kiss :-)
Great post with so many memories!! I thought I might get my Thanksgiving post done before you this year, but you beat me again :) I can't believe there were 40 people together for Thanksgiving this year, b/c it all really seemed so calm to me. So many fun pictures, but my favorite this year... David's yawn! Ha!
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