Thanksgiving Fun!

My family made the 10 hour trek down to Arizona to spend Thanksgiving with us.  Between my huge family and my Nielsen cousins that live here and also have a huge family, I knew it was going to be CRAZY!!!!  But, my family is all about CRAZINESS!!!  It was so much fun having them all here.  The only people who couldn't come were April (who's on a mission) and Kyle's family (who live in Washington).  All the other married kids came.  So fun!
My cousins threw me a shower for "baby girl".  It turned out so cute.  Unfortunately we forgot to take pictures.  Boo.  We played games at the park, the boys watched some football, ran in a Thanksgiving 5k, had a Turkey Bowl, went up to the cabin, and of course ate a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.  Here are a few pictures I did remember to take.

Watching some football before the big meal.

 The cute kiddies eating pie.

Heidi thought she was so cool winning Ladder Ball....haha....ok, ok she is pretty cool.

Jared's only been in the family a couple months and he's already getting snuggly with grandma.  

We made homemade lemonade and the kids thought it was hilarious to take shots of pure lemon juice.

On the way up to the cabin Carter was in heaven having Ty sit on his lap (and picking his nose).

Robins vs. Nielsens softball game.

The kids playing outside. (Carter, Jackson, Lucy, Jace, & Eli)

It was so funny seeing my dad and grandpa on their smart phones.  They think they are so tech savvy...they are far from it.

And my grandpa of course busted out the big guns.  Pretty buff for an 83(?) year old.

My dad is a hard core pogoer.

And even more hard core on the unicycle.

All in all it was a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Kev and I have so much we are grateful for.  I don't remember it enough and I don't say it enough, but we have been very blessed. From our sweet little Carter, our soon to be baby girl, our wonderful families, good health, great neighbors, friends old and new, and of course the gospel of Jesus Christ, where would we be without it?  Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season.