Cookies and Cousins

On Thanksgiving Day we went to my paternal grandparents. My grandparents have 7 great grandsons. Not everyone was able to attend our annual Thanksgiving feast, but 5 out of 7 is pretty good if you ask me. Here are the boys.Jarius, Jansen, Camden, Jaston, and Lakin

On Thanksgiving night, my cousin Craig opted to come over and spend the night. His options were Black Friday shopping with his Daddy or a fun day at the Yake's. The next morning, after we all slept in, Austin fixed us all a big breakfast of eggs, sausage, and toast (not that we needed a huge breakfast the morning after Thanksgiving). The remainder of the day was filled with playing tractors, making cookies, raking leaves, cleaning the garage, and discovering snake skins in the backyard (scary, huh?). We ended the day with Austin's family and Amish pizza (our favorite).




Today was a super lazy day. I slept in until 9:30 a.m. I can't even remember the last time I slept this late. I must admit that I did enjoy the extra rest. This evening we went to the Yake's for our Thanksgiving dinner. We don't see Austin's brothers, SILs, nieces, and nephew often, so we took the opportunity to get some photos of "The Cousins." In June, we'll have an addition to the family, and we are excited to see if the girls or the boys will be outnumbered.
Madalyn, Landon, Camden, and Aubrey
Landon and Camden

As a side note, please pray for Austin's brother Kenley. Kenley is a correctional officer at the Carlisle prison. Last Tuesday, he was assaulted and has a fractured jaw. He has undergone surgery and is now going through the recovery process which will take approx. 6 weeks. He is in lots of pain. Please pray for patience for Kenley, his wife Vanessa, and their daughter Madalyn during their journey of pain.