Thanksgiving...

We spent Thanksgiving in West Memphis with my family.  It was a laid back time with family and friends....and a lot of good food and black Friday shopping!  

Gigi was ahead of the game with her Christmas decorating...so it may look like we were celebrating Christmas, but it was really Thanksgiving!

lots of family game time and playing with friends....one of my favorite things about getting together over the holidays!!

art time...

 silly boys....Owen and Watson (age 4)

the crew... Watson, Owen, Emma Gayle, and Ava Kate

Ava Kate's favorite spot...sitting with Memaw in her chair!!

Fun at the park with Papa Bart and Gigi...

Ready to call the HOGS!

my little helpers...

a sweet pic with Gigi...

a game of sorry with Gigi....

They both loved watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year!!

Seth and Anna...

ready to dive into Memaw's yummy food....

a group pic of everyone stuffing their faces....

a little sugar for these kiddos...

Ava Kate, Nean, and Owen...

Owen, Papa Bart, Nean, and Ava Kate...

Thanksgiving 2013...

Lights of the Ozark....

Our 6th annual trip to see the lighting of the light on the Fayetteville Square!  We always meet up with the Watkins for dinner somewhere downtown and then head out to see the lights!  

This year we met at Damn Good Pies for some yummy pizza with all of our crazy kids!  When we started this tradition Josh and I hadn't started our family and Chris and Cassidy only had one child...now they have three and we have two!!

It was definitely one of the coldest "Lights of the Ozark" that we have experienced...I think the kids were better troopers than the parents!

Ava Kate enjoyed the parade from daddy's shoulders!

Cassidy helping Owen check things out....

Cohen...not impressed with the cold weather!

Owen and Brenner up front checking it all out and trying to get all the candy...

Family pic...

Owen and Brenner...

Ava Kate and Layla...

It was sooooo cold this year that we opted not to stand in line to have pictures made with Santa! By the time the parade was over and we made our way around the square, everybody was ready to go inside and get warm!!

Thanksgiving Program....

Owen's Thanksgiving program at Shiloh.  

We didn't know until we got there, but Owen actually had a role in the program...a flag carrier.

Owen's Indian name...Strong Bull!