Thanksgiving 2012!

This year, we went in to Abilene extra early for Thanksgiving.  Chad and I went to a wedding in Mexico, so we dropped the kids off with the grandparents for a few days.  Then, we flew back into Abilene and stayed the whole week!  We loved getting to have the extra time with our families. 

Grandad was doing some work on an oil well, so we stopped on our way in to let Cooper take a look.  This was Hadley's first trip to an oil lease.  She stuck out like a sore thumb in all that pink. ;)



 

 

The kids loved getting to have the grandparents to themselves for awhile before all the holiday fun! 

Cooper and PaPa playing tractors and blocks in the garage.

Hadley and Grandmommy enjoying some books!

  MiMi joined us for a trip to the zoo!

 Cooper loved this wagon.  He insisted on buckling himself in after every exhibit.  Every time he would say, "Safety first!"  Ha!  One can never be too cautious! 

 Hadley checking out the animals.

 

 

 

It sure was fun when all the cousins came to town!

 Sweet Marlie!  She is seriously the most laid back, happy baby I have ever seen. 



 

Aunt Cassie doing double duty.  She is a pro!






It just so happened that Cooper and Madie both brought super hero jammies.  Needless to say, there was a lot of rescuing going on!

 

 

Madie and Cooper playing football with the big boys.  Pretty sure the toddlers outlasted all the grown ups.

 

More cousins!!!

 

Aunt Kristen and Hadley

Kate teaching Cooper how to play Connect Four!

 

One of two excellent turkeys Scott made! Yum!

 

An attempt at a family picture

 

 

We have SO much to be thankful for and are so blessed.