Family Pictures :)

 We figured that since we were all together for Thanksgiving we would try our luck at a new family pictures.  We just did it ourselves - took our tripod over and set the timer and then prayed that everyone was looking at that little red dot on the camera!  We did pretty good!  Our family is pretty huge now!

 These are the first ones we took and then we packed it up and went home and started to make some Christmas cards for my mom and found out that we were too spread out - so we packed everyone back up and tried it again!  Both pictures are good but on the other one would fit in the Christmas card.

 My mom and dad. 

 Mason and Anna's family

 The picture that worked for the card!  This was the best one even if Jake was karate chopping the camera!  What do you do???

 Hailey and Rob and their family.

 Lani & Travis and their family.

 These are the good family pictures that Justin and I took the other day. 

One other picture of Lani's family.  And Heather's family just had awesome family pictures taken before then came from Arizona so I guess if you are on her Christmas list you will see hers!  Everybody's pictures turned out pretty good and then we came home and ordered up everyone's christmas cards!  I love love love my family and I am so glad we could all be together this Thanksgiving!!

Shooting & stuff :)

The girls started working on some crafts and finished nothing.. but we had fun trying to get them done!

 Justin & all the boys went out shooting one morning for a few hours and had a great time. 

 We went to the church gym and played a few games. 

 Who would have thought that dodge ball could be so intense with little tiny players.  The dad's and the big boys were out for blood!

 So we changed to kickball and line tag and everyone had a great time!  

Black Friday!

 Black Friday!  What a wild time this was.....  There are certainly some crazies out there... but not us... ha ha!  Wal-mart was totally insane!  But we got what we needed and got out of there in a hurry!  But not because we cut in line.. hum.. well some of us were farther up in the line and we just joined out party you know with stuff over our heads and grandma hanging on tight behind!  Hilarious!

 Waiting in line outside of our next store... for a coupld of really cold hours but it looks like we were having a great time!

This was Heather's first time out in the black friday chaos and I am thinking it did not dissappoint!  We ran when we needed to run and just did what it took to get our things.  What a fun night this was!!!

After dinner walk :)

 After we had Thanksgiving dinner we decided to go for a walk on the "tiny" road by my house.  The temperature was pleasant enough so we headed out for some fresh air.

 Brooklyn riding the trike and Isabelle trying to learn how to ride a bike.

 Colton taking Grandma Marla for a wild trike ride.

 Hailey and Grandma Norma.

 I am thinkin that Heather should maybe get Brian one of these tricky scooters for Christmas!

Justin and Lexie just walking the trail. 

Thanksgiving.

 This year was so much fun for Thanksgiving!  We got to have my entire family here for the weekend!  There were 17 kiddos and 13 adults!  We all stayed at my house and just threw out beds everywhere.  We had a ton of fun and hardly slept at all!  (I am still trying to catch up)  Anyways here are  a few pictures from Thanksgiving day around here.

 These 17 cousins absoutely love each other!  We had no problems with anyone playing with anyone and we had no fighting or being mad or anything it was awesome!  They played soooo good together!

 We played a lot of soccer and football in the yard.

 We did kids crafts and fun inside.

 We shopped the black friday adds....

 We ate at 4 tables in my kitchen and piano room.

 Side note... for Heather's pony tail that she didn't want in the picture.  She got to wear a pony tail for Thanksgiving compliments of Mayzie (Mason's baby).

 The little kiddos clinking their glasses at dinner.

The grown-up table.  We had a great Thanksgiving dinner.  I cooked a 26 pound turkey and we had only a minimal amount of turkey left.  A group this size can EAT!  Almost hard to provide enough food at any given meal!  But I loved having all of my family here for Thanksgiving.  I am pretty sure I have the BEST family ever!