Thanksgiving - Round 1

The Thanksgiving Holiday started a little early for us.  Beau and I switch back and forth between families every-other-year and this year we were with his side of the family.  The sad part about this fact is that it is also the year that Beau's brothers go with their in-laws.  So, Beau's mom is super smart and decided to have our family Thanksgiving the Saturday before the actual Thanksgiving date so that we can all be together.

We have VERY good cooks in the family so it works out well to have everyone bring something so that it isn't too overwhelming for mom.  The food was FANTASTIC!

I love my Sisters-in-Law.  Here's Jody & Jamie (and Evie) looking cute as ever.

 

Me & Evie.  Isn't she the cutest thing you've ever seen!?

Every year we go around the table and say what we are thankful for.  To no surprise, I mentioned how thankful I was for the addition of Evie to our family.  She is so sweet and brings so much joy into our lives.  I don't know if I've ever been more thankful for anything else in my entire life!

Being thankful for Evie DEFINITELY means being thankful to her Birth Mother, Savannah.  She was (and still is) a vital part to our family plan and words cannot express how incredibly thankful we are for her.  We just happened to be graced by Savy's presence this weekend and were SO glad when she accepted our invitation to join us for Thanksgiving dinner.  

Uncle Chance holding Evie and Grandpa Norm kissing her toes.  The family
absolutely adores Evie.  How can they not?

The neighbor's dog wanted to join us for dinner.  It was the funniest thing!  He would
run to the back window and practically beg to be let in.

Oh man!  HaLee is at such a fun stage right now.  She knows to fold her
arms during the prayer.  I couldn't help but snap a picture of her.  What a doll!

The table was decorated beautifully.  Here's Beau's place setting.

 Here's the entire family during dinner.  It was so nice to have us all together.  We have such a nice family and I love that we are also friends who enjoy spending time with each other.

Last, but not least . . . Here is Beau with his baby blue eyes.  He loves her and it's so sweet to watch how he loves her.  He'll do anything for his sweet baby!  I'm SO incredibly thankful for him in my life and so grateful that he is a good father.  Evie and I are lucky ducks!