Ms. Debbie’s daughters (Becky and Amy), Bethany’s family and my family attempted to get a quick photo shoot in for a surprise Christmas gift for Debbie and Al of all 10 grandkids. We had to pull it off quickly on Thanksgiving day because some of the family members were in from out of town, the weather was chilly and there were 2 four-month-old babies involved.

I’m glad we took the time and money to do this and look forward to ten years from now when we can re-create it (possibly with some great-grandkids!).

Then once we yelled at our kids to smile and stop squinting and “act like you like each other” for a few minutes, we headed to Aunt Diane’s and Uncle Walt’s for Thanksgiving dinner and time with family.

I didn’t take any food pictures or family pictures that day, but I should have! Aunt Lele and Uncle Mark and Cousin Megan, Jordan and little, sweet Rylan were in from out of town. We don’t get to spend nearly enough time with them since they moved to Nashville several years ago.

I am so thankful to Aunt Diane and Uncle Walt for always opening up their home. The Grubb family traditions are my favorite parts of the holidays.