Giving Thanks

I think I got my GROOVE back.

I decided to make today

FESTIVE and FUN.

Focus more on family...

than food and football!

I was able to photograph the people in my life that make me thankful to spend time on this planet

EARTH.

They are the reason I give thanks daily!

Even though it was not planned...

A LOT of us dressed in a similar color scheme 
so we took advantage of this fortune...

and took the Queen Creek Wash

for a fun photo shoot.

(Or at least those who were willing!)

Here is what I am thankful for today...

1.  For my daughters...who love each other and who "tell" each other everything!

2.  For my daughter Rachel who doesn't think she is "too old" to take pictures with her momma!

3.  For these girls...for wanting to take pictures!

4.  For kids...who like spending time together!

 

5.  For Katie...for being the BEST entertainer to Leo and Hailee!

6.  For Leo...our grandson.

  7.  For Hailee...our granddaughter

 8.  For Britni...who was willing to be silly with me despite the fact that we look crazy doing it!

 9.  For enjoying the day...no matter what we decided to do!

 10.  For family...for sticking with you, when no one else will!

 11.  For Chelsea...who helped all the girls look beautiful today and for entertaining the little ones with crafts!

 12.  For Turkey...for tasting so good!

 13.  For Tom and Britni...for moving here and bringing us our grand kids to play with!

 14.  For Harper...our granddaughter.

 15.  For Christopher...for being a great uncle.

 

 16.  For grand kids...because they make life so much more fun!

 17.  For Cameron...who came by "before" work so he could spend part of his day with us.

18.  For the beautiful flowers...that made our table pretty.

Today was a great day to give thanks!

 Cheers to that!

I'm THANKFUL for...

 

One of my greatest blessings in life has been the opportunity

to be BORN into a family

where the FULNESS of the GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST

was taught.

A wonderful example was set

by two

LOVING parents.

And yes...it was even a blessing to have seven siblings!

And while I spent another

THANKSGIVING

without my siblings or parents,

I was able to have my brother Kent come the following day to spend a few days with our family!

Yippee...I love him so much!

And his wonderful wife Whitney...

well I love her just AS MUCH!

She is pretty much amazing and fits into our family perfectly!

I regret not taking more pictures of all that we did...

but we did enjoy an afternoon of 

BOCCE BALL

and they pretty much "killed" us...

but lucky for me

I was too busy enjoying there company!

Jacob only wanted to COLOR!

Side note: Ron had to work the entire weekend including the night before Thanksgiving and the following day after Thanksgiving.  Unfortunately he wasn't able to participate in all our activities. While I am thankful he has a job...and a good job at that, I'm sad that we can't spend more time with him during holidays and weekends!

Giving THANKS....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

 

Katie and Jacob made these darling headdresses for everyone to wear.  They spent several days and lots of hours and I was so impressed with how well they turned out!

Everyone was good sports...and wore them...even for our picture!

I loved using my NEW message board I made at a Relief Society Craft day...

for our Thanksgiving Menu!

Nothing fancy...just the basics...yummy!

I made two games for the kids including:

Don't EAT tom!

Turkey HUNT!

Everyone grabbed a tag off the tree...

then they had to go look for that TURKEY

somewhere in the neighborhood!

The kids couldn't wait for me to say "GO!"

Cameron and Chelsea hid the TURKEY'S for me!
 

We are so grateful for family and friends who spent a special 

Thanksgiving DAY with us!

Hail...on Thanksgiving!

We had HAIL and RAIN on Thankgiving!!
(Remember I live in SUNNY Arizona)
PROOF:


AND great friends who made us feel like FAMILY!



And of course, COWBOYS football...


And DAD's who still have a little competition (OK, a lot of competition!) left in them to feel no shame in beating there boys at BASKETBALL...


And JACOB who isn't afraid of MAKING himself the CENTER of attention...


And MOM's who are THANKFUL for these LITTLE ones...


HAPPY (LATE) THANKSGIVING!