Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving! My parents drove up from Georgia with my sister Brittany and her three kids. My brother came down from Connecticut with his wife Sarena and their four kids and they stayed at Sarena's brother's house. Most of Sarena's family came into town and we all had one massive party. We had some very happy kids!

Wendy has recently discovered the stairs. She usually ignores the tree and plays on the stairs. My dad spent hours crawling up the stairs with her.

He also taught her how to go down the stairs. So, now she can play on the stairs without us hovering over her. Thanks dad!!!

Uncle Adam got some really cute giggles out of this playful one.

Wendy was so happy when Grandma Wendy read some books to her.

The Wendys posing for the camera with Aunt Brittany.

Wendy had fun playing with her cousin Ethan.

My mom was such an amazing help as always! She was constantly doing dishes, helping with dinner, playing with kids, and teaching me to sew. I'm sure she was exhausted and ready to go home by the end of her trip!!!

Sweet Makaylin was such a fabulous help with Wendy. She was constantly getting toys for Wendy and playing with her to make sure Wendy was always happy.

Trevor turned 12 this month and so he was given the Priesthood; the authority to act in the name of God. He is now a Deacon and can pass the Sacrament in church. It was so cool that many of his uncles and both of his Grandpas were able to be there in the circle to give him this Authority. We are so proud of you Trevor for being such an amazing young man!

Here are the Sharp, Clarke, and Perdue kids on the 8 foot beanbag. All of the kids were amazed and ecstatic at the size of this giant bean bag! Jared commented that these cousins wouldn't even come close to filling up this bean bag....there weren't very many of them. You can tell he has 18 cousins just on the Sharp side!

Here are the kids again upstairs by the tree. It's amazing how great they all played together!

Here's my mom, brother Adam and I at the church. We had Thanksgiving dinner at the church because of the quantity of people that were there.

Here is Adam with his two pregnant sisters! Brittany is 13 weeks pregnant and I am 27 weeks along.

Here's Sarena with the two pregos.

Sarena, Adam, Wendy, Makenzie, and Grandma Wendy posing while Adam tickles baby Wendy.

Wendy chilling on the bean bag with Trevor.

Wendy and some of the Sharp fam after playing a little Disney Karaoke.

What a great week! Thank you Grandma, Grandpa, Sharps, and Clarkes for all coming to visit us for Thanksgiving! I am so grateful for the amazing parents that all of my siblings are and for the outstanding kids they are raising. We love the time Wendy is able to share with her cousins!