Thanksgiving 2009 Family Fun..........

Every year my brother and his family come up to visit for Thanksgiving. Every year we do the same things.....sort of a tradition. We go out to dinner at the club the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. My nephew and niece spend the night at our house Thanksgiving evening, while my bother and his wife stay with my dad. Friday I shop with my niece for her Christmas gift (since I do not see her then), we all go to a movie (saw The Blindside), go bowling and order pizza and play games together. We pack a lot in, but only spend 3 days with them. I thought I'd share some of the pics I took.

So, these are the shoes my niece picked out. I thought they were super cool ;)

and.....her outfit, jeans and a top.

Isn't she adorable? I love her just the same as her brother Nick. Micah was adopted, and we are so blessed to have her in our family. Such a caring, compassionate spirit!

Here is my nephew Nick. He's a holds the Jr Men's Surf East Coast Championship title. Just google his name and you will see his talent. In fact here is a link to a video about him http://www.hulu.com/watch/73410/new-pollution-nick-rupp-brooke-voight-louie-lopez .

He is interviewed in the first 7 minutes of the video. Best part, he is so humble!

A rare occurrence...a pic of my family!

My dad giving Micah some pointers.

Colton brought one of his good friends along. He and Bradie just finished volunteering at the mall by wrapping gifts for customers in Macy's.

I love seeing this. Micah being loved upon by her mom. She loves the attention!

Aunt Linda......quit taking my picture....

I love this pic because it represents the closeness my family feels with my husband. They truly enjoy his company!

My father was having a good time watching and cheering on everyone! No favoritism there!

My brother and sister. I am blessed with the best siblings ever!

My sis with our sister-in-law Debbie.

I remember this pic, my dad was teasing my son about all of his "girlfriends".

Nick with his game face on ;)

The best part was spending time with my mother. She remembered my brother, which we were all so happy about, since she had not seen him in a year. He does call her and talk with her on the phone a few times a week. It is hard for him to get up here often, as he has his dental practice keeping him very busy.

I am thankful of the time we are able to spend together, and look forward to next year!