Thanksgiving 2012

Centerpiece Hannah & I did at the Cooke's house

Well another Thanksgiving has come and gone! We had a beautiful day blessed with lots of love and wonderful family! I missed Grandmother & Pa and Aunties and wished we could have been with EVERYONE everyone (maybe one day I will host a GIANT Blackstock/Benz holiday!), but you guys are so lucky to have all the Benz Family to keep things noisy and fun! I don't know how 2 kiddos ended up with SSSOO many great cousins and Aunties and Uncles! So Blessed.

We were even more blessed to get to start our day out with Mass to truly give thanks to Our Lord for the countless blessings He has granted us this year! You guys were pretty good so afterwards we got some donuts and headed to our festivities!

First we stopped by Auntie Janet's for a bit just to visit before heading over to Grandma Janine's.

just some of the Benz cousins

 Grandma Janine has a tradition of putting together a handmade Turkey pinata on Thanksgiving filled with all kinds of treats and you guys love it!

 

Aunt Theresa & Grandma stuffing the Turkey

just hanging out with Sarah

eating dinner

 

Daddy & Uncle Mike torturing Dan & Matt

TURKEY TIME!!!

 

Georgie you got exactly what you wanted from the turkey :)

It has been fun being pregnant with Aunt Theresa again! Mama @ 20 + weeks Aunt Theresa @ 23+ weeks

All in all it was a beautiful day! We picked out secret names from the bowl. Another tradition of Grandma Janine's. You guys each pick one of your cousins names in secret and you are supposed to pray for that cousin all through Advent and we give them a small treat on baby Jesus' birthday!

 I couldn't be more blessed, I know I say it a lot, but I mean it! I have so much awesome supportive loving family, a roof over our head, a husband that I enjoy and love dearly, the cutest kids EVER (a healthy little one on the way), and a faith that I love more than life itself! Couldn't be happier!

 

THANK YOU!

Love,

Mama