How blessed we were this Thanksgiving weekend to get to spend it with ALL of both families! We started off in Mesa with the Flin grandparents and the Brucks in town and then headed to Mexico where all the Evans family was. Here are just a few highlights of the trip that was very action packed and full of fun activities!
The Brucks and us arrived to Gma and Gpa Flins on Friday night and just caught up a little before all going to bed after a long day!
On Saturday, Ally was so kind to take some Christmas card pictures of our family. Here are just a few :)
We celebrated Thanksgiving dinner with our family today since we were all here but would not all be in Mesa for actual Thanksgiving.
Dad/Grandpa carving the turkey!
Ally made these adorable little place setting cards for everyone - so crafty, she is!
The cousins enjoyed playing outside and with each other! Ryken also loved Maci! And of course grandma and grandpa loved it all as well
On Sunday after church, we got some really good family pictures! These never get old :)
And YUM YUM YUM! We had Texas Road House take out for lunch! So delicious!!! (as always)
Monday night we were able to throw Ally a "surprise" baby shower for her new little girl that is coming! Jenn was kind enough to host us at her beautiful house.
It was so wonderful to get to hang out with Jenn and Steph whom we have been friends with since we were babies! And now we all have babies - wow, how the times have changed!
Tuesday morning we hung out again since the kids were not with us on Monday night. This was the best picture we could get of all of us! Pretty good for 5 little ones :)
Tuesday afternoon Jed and Alma came over. Grandma wanted to make stepping stones with her two grandkids hand and foot prints in them! Great idea - not so great process. Both Ember and Ryken hated it but the stones still turned out really nice!
We had a wonderful time in Mesa!! On Wednesday, Ember and I met up with Dustin and headed down to Mexico for the second part of our trip :)
Beautiful as always!
Started Thanksgiving off with a morning stretch!
Then played some beach volleyball once the tide went out
The brothers using the binoculars
Sunset picture time!
Dinner time!!
On the last day, there was a HUGE flock of birds having a feeding frenzy. It was so cool to watch!
Ember enjoying a few last seconds on the beach in the kayak!
Very THANKFUL for our wonderful vacation and time with family!
Very nice job on the daunting post. But doesn't it feel good to have behind you!??! :) Mexico looks beautiful, once again. Cute sunset pictures! That little girl sure belongs in your family, loving the beach and sand so much!
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