Hartsock Thanksgiving

Ella loved the kids table! JuJu set it up with paper and crayons for the little ones. Ella really LOVES coloring lately. (You will see more of this in blogs to come...)

We love PaPa!

We have so much to be thankful for this year, but look at all these great-grandkids with Papa. We are beyond blessed to have Papa as a part of our lives. We were talking about all the "one-liners" that Blake, Jake, and Brian have carried into our families because of PaPa.

We love MaMa!

We love sweet MaMa, she is truly one of a kind. We can't drive by MaMa's house without Ella crying to go in and see MaMa. Mostly...who is impressed that we got all these kids to sit still for these pictures!!!

After lunch Uncle Mickey always creates a fun treasure hunt for the kids. Thankfully he remembers, because some of them have really great memories:-) They get sent all over the neighborhood searching for clues. This one was to make a human pyramid. Thanks Uncle Mickey for loving on our kids so well, they love their time with you!

Craft time

Their "treasure" from Uncle Mickey was the movie Despicable Me. The girls had brought some fun crafts for all the kids to do. I came in to find Mattie and Ellie leading a really great craft time! After each project Port would say, "is there another one!?!"

These girls are absolutely amazing! Mattie would go around and make sure that even the little kids had their projects completed. She is truly one of a kind!!

Let's not forget one of the most special parts of thanksgiving...meeting the twins! I'm not sure who was more excited to meet Kate and Tess, me or my kids! Haynes is holding Tess with JuJu, he really might be the best big brother. We can't wait to see him with his new little brother or sissy soon!

Ella with sweet Kate. This is about the 3rd time that Ella got to hold the girls:-) One of my favorite moments of Ella with the girls was when she went to wake them up with Jamie. Ella hadn't really seen them yet, so when Jamie opened the door Ella gasped, "Oh, my goodness!" We love seeing these precious girls!

After craft time Mattie when through and explained how each craft represented Jesus. They made candy canes, journals, and a nativity puzzle. It is so fun seeing the influence these cousins have on each other. We go around and say what we are thankful for in Brian's family before we eat. Brian was thankful for cousins and relationships that have continued like when he was a kid. It is really sweet to see that these kids wouldn't rather be anywhere than with their cousins. We are so thankful for our family!