Christmas Photo

Back Row L-R:  My husband Ronnie, brother Cobey (18), brother Carey (16), brother-in-law Nate (married to Kellie), brother Corey (20)

Front Row L-R:  Me (nine months pregnant now!), sister Kaylie (14), Landon, Brayden, sister Kellie (due in April with first baby), sister Kaycie (22)

We had a great Thanksgiving (and celebration of mine and Ronnie's birthdays!).  We went over to my parents house, and as usual, it was a busy and active holiday.  The guys all went outside and played flag football while the girls stayed inside and cooked the turkey dinner.  Ronnie decided this year that he wanted to fry a turkey in this deep fryer thing.  It actually tasted really good!  Unfortunately, the oil didn't heat up in time for the actual dinner, so we enjoyed it after dinner.  Kind of like a 'round 2' of turkey.  We also took our annual family Christmas photo that keeps getting larger and larger each year.  Next year there will be two new kids in the photo!  (mine and my sister Kellie's)  Here's the final product.  

Another adventure we do each year is to get up at 4:30 in the morning and take advantage of the 'early bird' specials at stores.  Surprisingly, I didn't feel very tired this year.  I think it's because Landon wakes up every day at 6:00, so the early morning hours are beginning to feel very familiar.  But I can't complain, because today he woke up at 7:30!  What a nice break!  Hope everyone's Thanksgivings were wonderful!

(picture taken off of my brother's website-- coreybienert.blogspot.com)