We just got home last night from a not so typical Thanksgiving celebration. We went with my parents and sister's family to the beach to meet up with the extended family (Charlie's kids and grandkids from Texas) to celebrate the holiday. All total we had 24 people (11 kids) in an 8 bedroom beach house. It was a little crowded at times, but all in all we couldn't have asked for a better trip. The kids had a ball. Most of the time it was perfect weather. It got a little cool in the evening, but a jacket or sweatshirt made it fine. We did have one day of rain on Saturday, but that turned out okay, too since everybody wanted to watch the Iron Bowl anyway. Roll Tide!!!
Noah and Jackson hanging out on the beach. Jackson enjoyed playing in the sand more this time than he did during the summer. Something about being out in 70 degree weather instead of 90 degree weather seemed to make it more enjoyable!
All the grandkids (and some great grandkids) in their custom made beach t-shirts. We had a little craft session one night and decorated them. They had fun with it and we were all really impressed at their creations. They weren't too happy with us when we took this picture though. It was pouring rain and we made them go out on the porch to take it. Noah in particular got very upset at getting wet and having to take his new t-shirt off! By the way- I'm thinking about doing a girls night here at the house soon and thought we might could make some shirts for the kids- let me know if you're interested. They are very cheap and easy to make.
Even though we celebrated a little differently this year, it was fun getting to go the beach again and to see everybody that we don't get to see very often. I know that Charlie enjoyed having everybody together.
It's funny that just yesterday we were at the beach looking at the beautiful sunshine, and today I've been watching snowflakes fall from the sky. We're all a little tired, and the kids are borderline sick, so it's a good day to stay inside anyway. Jackson was actually more than a little tired- he went to bed at about 8:30 last night, and slept until 10:30 this morning. I decided to wake him up then because I was getting worried that something might be wrong. He's fine other than a runny nose- I guess he just missed his bed and was glad to be home. I think we all are!
All the grandkids (and some great grandkids) in their custom made beach t-shirts. We had a little craft session one night and decorated them. They had fun with it and we were all really impressed at their creations. They weren't too happy with us when we took this picture though. It was pouring rain and we made them go out on the porch to take it. Noah in particular got very upset at getting wet and having to take his new t-shirt off! By the way- I'm thinking about doing a girls night here at the house soon and thought we might could make some shirts for the kids- let me know if you're interested. They are very cheap and easy to make.Even though we celebrated a little differently this year, it was fun getting to go the beach again and to see everybody that we don't get to see very often. I know that Charlie enjoyed having everybody together.
It's funny that just yesterday we were at the beach looking at the beautiful sunshine, and today I've been watching snowflakes fall from the sky. We're all a little tired, and the kids are borderline sick, so it's a good day to stay inside anyway. Jackson was actually more than a little tired- he went to bed at about 8:30 last night, and slept until 10:30 this morning. I decided to wake him up then because I was getting worried that something might be wrong. He's fine other than a runny nose- I guess he just missed his bed and was glad to be home. I think we all are!
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