Thanksgiving 2021

Cam had THREE Thanksgivings this year - lucky girl.  This one is with her dad's side of the family, on the day before Thanksgiving.  Then she helped her mom with Thanksgiving Dinner at their home, and that evening, celebrated with Josiah's family.  Good times !!  

Here is our crew (minus me taking the pic) - before the CHAOS arrived aka (Zac's family and Landon's family) - haha !!  

Mom, Ashley (Colton's wife - he had to work :(  ), Tiana (in from New York - Yeah !!) Brian and Lizzy, Roger D (smiling as usual - haha), Dad, Aaron and Erika 

And here is everyone around the table
Dad, Mom, Kacey, Landon Thatcher, Payson, Tiana, Ashley, Treyson, Roger (at the end), then coming up the other side from the back..... Aaron, Erika, Lizzy, Brian, Bexlee, Brightyn, CJ, Zac & Tagg

There was relaxin' going on...........

Handprint updates on a table cloth we made Grandma and Grandpa 20 years ago.  Needed to get all of the additional grand-kids added.  Still need to add some more that weren't here (Dax, Camryn, Brendon, Cameron C., Abbyl)   It was funny to see Ashley's hand next to Colton (who made his print when he was 3 years old).  

Of course the wives put their prints next to their husbands (with a little help from their kids) 

Card playing.......

Great help from a Great Grandchild - mixing cream for pies

We let the boys handle the cutting and serving 

Fun times

Kuk is such a great second grandma to my grandkids

Outside for swing.........

and some wrestling............

This was a few years ago.........look how they have changed (below) 

Those boys are getting bigger, that's for sure. 

This picture will only be good for a few more days before a new little girl comes !!!  We are so excited to meet her.  

Manda and Bren - won't be too much longer for them to get their new arrival too !  

 

Here is Erika's latest family picture.
Sorry we were missing Colton and Lance for Thanksgiving 

Here are Mark at Carrie at the UTES game a week ago. 
We love our Family !! 

Notes for me for next year:   Don't forget the can of cranberries (dad missed them), and also sodapop (Thank you Bettinson's for the last minute run to the store).  We can't subsist on slush and tomato cocktail alone !!!).  We had a 16 pound turkey, and there was enough (but not a lot left over).  Pioneer women mashed potatoes (10 pounds - enough with a fair amount left over), Dressing (made from all of the left over buns from the Property that didn't get eaten.  I bought them home and threw them in the freezer).  Gravy was excellent - Ham (just enough !! - everyone loves ham !!