Thankful Heart Thanksgiving

T H A N K S G I V I N G

2018

The Shuman cousins arrived first. Here the boys are making playbooks for their football game :)

thanksgiving eve sunset

incredible colors paint the skies here💙💜💗

Jonah eating the coveted Montgomery sugar cookies

(he may or may not have eaten a dozen in 24 hours)

Clay the happy pie maker

the happy roll makers

Audrey and Aunt Marcie

Grandma Ann, Aunt Beka and Aunt Diane

little cousin Cora

my kids could not get enough of all the littles running around

cousins!

kids table, many rolls were consumed :)

my sister Leslie totally surprised us by showing up...it made my year!

all the sisters together

a rare thing to be had with all of our busy lives and living in 4 different states

We love putting thanksgiving on together.

Our new home needed some life in it and we were just happy everyone was excited to come together

Luckily my brother in law Scott was here...he ran to the store about 4 times to get things we needed :)

(I need 8 floating candles-GO!)

moving into new homes = not having a stocked pantry

evening pie eating with the teens

Chester picked out some after dinner crafts for the kids,

it was a hit :)

then my brother R.P. decided we needed a group shot

All 29 of us!

Missing Kurt and Gerret (who both live in Texas)and their families and Mindy

oh and all my adult nieces and nephews...wish they were there too!

After all the food and laughs and games and crafts and pies...the house got quiet again and some Battleship was played.

My heart was full of gratitude that they all came and we could have the space for it.

My parents are almost 80 and 86.

It felt good to bring family together so they could get a chance to enjoy everyone, to enjoy there posterity!

I am grateful that it all worked out.

Until next year :)

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