Thanksgiving............Blessing 47

We spent Thanksgiving in Tribune this year. It was a crowded house but as always a good time. I think we counted about 24 people altogether. The weather was very nice so we spent alot of time outside.

Here is Jackson, Thad and Tatum sitting by the pond.

We went for walks down to Dixon Drug almost everyday! The kids had fun picking out toys and walking back to Papa and Grandma's house. We also went to the park a few times. We hit up the black Friday sales at Colleen's Antiques and found a few good deals!

The kids took alot of baths. Some days they took 3 baths a day! The bathtub could hold more kids but they all had fun splashing around and playing in the water.

We even got to watch a couple trees being cut down across the street. We had a nice front row seat to the action.

I didn't take very many pictures this time, I guess I was too busy chasing Thad around! He is definately a Mama's boy and said Mama about 500 times a day! You had Thad yelling Mama the whole time and Maddix yelling when the other kids got to close to his food or toys! Tatum who loves Dora would act like she was Dora and would say "Do you see the red ball....is this the red ball, say red!!!!!" Josh wanted to be in the car driving and watching his movies and the other big kids played video games or played outside in the fort. It was a fun time and we all ate way too much! Wayne and Kathy had all the meals covered and baked cookies, pies, cakes, etc. I think I gained about 5 lbs! Even though the big boys watched football the entire time and us girls didn't get our lifetime movies we still had fun!

We have alot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We are thankful for Jesus, Emma, Thad's health, our family, our health, and all the little things we take for granted. Thanks to Wayne and Kathy for allowing all 24 of us to destroy your house and eat all the food!

We weren't the only ones who were exhausted after the long weekend. Chauchi and Mia always get to go to Grandma's house and this is Chauchi on the way home. He was very tired and has been sleeping ever since!