11/17/18......We celebrated our Family Thanksgiving! Great day and great family. I love my family!

Adam, Eli, me and Jacob

Bill and Jared in their red plaid shirts

Eli and Adam built a cage for Wyatt.  Wyatt seems to like it!

Jacob and Kenzie

Me...Bruce in the background

Wyatt and Kenzie

Part of the Kitchen Crew.   Bill (turkey carver), Me (gravy maker) , Jared (silly potato masher) Kimmy is the photographer, but she is a potato masher too.  Adam is a punch taster.

Bill lifting that 23+ lb. turkey

Jared, Bill, Charlie and Bruce...Euchre players

Melissa and Jacob

Max and Wyatt (Jacob in the picture photo bombing ha ha)

Kenzie and Isaac

Melissa, Hailey, Peyton and Max

Kenzie and the first gnome she made

Charlie, Kenzie and Sue

Jared teaching Kenzie how to fake bending a spoon

Wyatt

3-13 scores

Kimmy and Wyatt

Isaac

Hailey and Peyton

Adam, Eli, Kenzie and Jacob

Papa and Kenzie

Melissa and Me

Isaac watching me, Wyatt and Lucky

Jack, Eli, Isaac, Adam and Peyton

Eli, Isaac, Adam and Peyton....Bruce photo coming in the window with his reflection ha ha

Bruce, Rody, Travis and Jared

Kenzie and Wyatt

Vikki, Rody, Kenzie, Peyton and Isaac

Bill with his plaque and medallion for Marine of the Year

Got up at 5 a.m.  Got the turkey stuffed and in the oven.  Made cheesy potatoes and peeled potatoes for mashed potatoes.  

Kimmy, Jared, the boys and Wyatt got here first.  They brought two yummy apple pies and a batch of yummy rolls.  Thank you Kimmy.  Kimmy helped me with the things left on my list.  Kenzie and Travis came next.  Vikki, Rody, and the twins came next and brought a delicious orange jello salad.  Melissa, Bruce and the kids were next, and Bruce brought candied yams, they were delicious I am sure.  I just don't care for sweet potatoes unless they are fries. Charlie and Sue came and brought yummy unsweetened applesauce with raisins, homemade sausage (which disappeared really fast), and pumpkin pie. Bill carved the turkey, Kimmy and Jared made the mashed potatoes, I made gravy and Vikki warmed the rolls.  Then we all ate and were all stuffed like a turkey when we were done.  We waited to have dessert later because we were so full.  Bill, Jared, Bruce and Charlie played Euchre. When they were done, we ate dessert.   The kids had fun playing together in the basement and also outside.  They played on their tablets some of the time and all were very good.  Jacob, Jared, Kimmy, Melissa, Vikki and I played 3-13.  Vikki was the winner!  What a great time with family.  I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. God has blessed us so much and we have so much to be thankful for.