LOVE FAMILY GATHERINGS!
Nothing like the HOLIDAYS...especially the SPIRIT of
THANKSGIVING!
Since many of us were gathered together...
we had a Pre-Thanksgiving celebration...
Added bonus...we celebrated Jackson's
first year of life!
Like most Thanksgiving PREPARATIONS...
requires LOTS of time in the
kitchen - preparing all the
incredible food and setting up!
LOTS OF SASSINESS!
Jenny being VERY SASSY with her Mama
smile
Bekah making an incredible carmel/chocolate drizzled
popcorn treat...YUM!
Desserts and treats...
Bekah...Roberts Family...Sarah...Mama
made/supplied the desserts and treats...
Some of the main dishes
Rose...(her WONDERFUL Sweet Potato casserole)
Jenny made "Oliver Garden" Bread Sticks and
"Olive Garden - Salad and Dressing"
(better than "Olive Garden") Plus, she made the STUFFED EGGS!
Roberts brought over Pork and Homemade Sausage
(Terrific!)
Ramona Robert made a GREAT "Corn Bread Dressing!"
Callie Wilson a Wonderful Salad and a frozen dessert...which
I just now remembered is still in the freezer!
Rebekah made her Garlic MASH POTATOES!
YUM, Bekah!
and of course...NO THANKSGIVING is complete
with out the TURKEY!
Bekah made a creamed gravy and Mama tried to make gravy from the
turkey...OH...and Mama made a very CALORIE oriented jello dish...
Plus, lots of goodies on the side - cranberry sauce/olives/etc.
Now back to...
PRE-THANKSGIVING celebration!
Breakfast - Cannon finishing up his cereal...
and Eden...when tired or being shy...
covers her darling little face and sucks on her
"2" little fingers...
Granny kissing little Eden...
ARM WRESTLING MATCH
John Henry Roberts
(Jessica' Younger Brother) and
Joel...
It was as much fun watching Bekah...
as it was watching this match...smile
Bekah...so enjoying this...
HAD TO RESTART the MATCH...
(Joel had to take his coat off...)
Now, you would have thought it had ended here...
but...we there was much discussion...
if Joel actually got John Henry's hand completely down...
John Henry PLEASED...with the DRAW...
smile
TWO of our NEWEST Granddaughters
with Their Darling Little Mamas
Rose and Adelaide
Jenny and Eden
Aren't they ADORABLE!
(all of them!) smile
Cannon enjoying "Airplanes"
(Love this picture!)
Ha...Ha...Brother and Sister-in-law...
Wonder what Joel said...to get this expression
from Jenny...smile
BEING AN UNCLE
HAS REQUIREMENTS!
There are fun Uncles...and not so memorable...
I do believe UNCLE JOEL will be REMEMBERED as being AWESOME!
I had to smile when I caught...Jacob Heiner...
trying to trap someone downstairs...
FEEDING THE MASSES...
CHILDREN FIRST!
(L to R: Cannon - Jacob - Savannah - Claira)
Bekah in the background
Cannon enjoying his meal...
Claira and Alayna
(Hard to smile right when you have food in your mouth)
smile
Joseph
(doing awesome - by-the-way)
CANDID MOMENTS...
Jackson...just waking up...
Luke and his cousin Callie in conversation...
Jenny?????
Sarah - Jackson - Topher Wilson (husband of Callie -
holding his youngest daughter)
I think...Garvin took this picture...
Ramona and John Roberts...just catching them
in conversation...Wish we recorded
Ramona's laugh...ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!
Capturing our DARLING LITTLE EDEN's SMILE!
Sam and his wife Camille (w/2 children)
came to visit...joined us for dinner....
They are now living in Pleasant Grove, Utah...
Just sorry, I missed getting a picture...
of Rose's SISTER and HUSBAND...who stopped by...
while visiting from MONTANA!
FINAL MAJOR EVENT OF THE DAY!
The celebration of Jackson's FIRST BIRTHDAY!
(actual birthday was on the "13th")
Sarah made this AWESOME CAKE!
LOTS of FROSTING!
smile
You have got to LOVE ALL HIS CUTENESS!
Cannon enjoying Jackson's Birthday cake!
YES! Our Little Man!
Loving his special
cake!
