Merry Christmas Everyone!

Well, Thanksgiving is over and I am ready to embark on the Christmas season. Most pressing on my "To Do" list is the lack of a photo for our Christmas cards. But I'm hoping to get the boys cooperation and possibly snap a picture of them this weekend. Anyway, it has been a day of catch up after all the family left this morning. We had a great time together for Thanksgiving. Four of my five siblings were in town as well as mom and dad (just missing my brother A.J.) It was really a great event! My boys enjoyed having their two cousins here! Sweet Finley (age 2) talks about the "crazy boys" all the time back home in Nashville so it was so fun to see her run around with the boys. She especially loved Connor. At the end of their three days here, Connor said that Finley had given him like 28 hugs. Yes, he was keeping track. And we got to meet our new cousin Cason (6 weeks). Here are some pictures to share.

Connor meeting and holding his cousin Cason for the first time. (As you can see, we did have spotters on hand.)

They will hate this photo later, but here is Colton and Finley sharing a bath.

Uncle Aaron with most of the kids - Cason was probably asleep somewhere and Colton was throwing a fit. Lovely!


Holiday Decor! These are the thumb print turkeys that the boys made to mark everyone's plate at Thanksgiving Dinner.

Lego creations for every season - made especially by Hunter Rapp.


And the spread...it was delicious! Thanks Chris and Brea for all your fantastic culinary skills.

Alexis doing her best "vanna white" from behind the table. Alexis is such a hoot! We really don't want her to ever move out! (On a side note: we went around and had everyone write down something that they were thankful for. One thing I was thankful for was Branson and the community of friends that we have here. But then, when we got to Alexis, she had written Branson also! Maybe she will stay for awhile.) YES!! Score one for B-town.


My sister Alissa and her boyfriend Levi. Thanks for making the trip from Nebraska.


These three kept the kitchen hopping on Thanksgiving Day. Thanks to Brea, Alexis and Mom!


Antics from my brother Aaron and my dad. Glad that Cason made the picture too!


I love this picture - though I wish it had all my siblings in it! Fixing our plates - Aaron, Brea and me! (Chris - just realized that I have no pictures of you. Sorry man!)