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by Josiah
This past Thanksgiving, we had family come
visit us in Oklahoma. My Bia and Bio, and my Uncle and Aunt and cousins all
flew in from Ohio on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and they stayed until
Saturday! We had plenty of time to spend with them. So us kids and our cousins
got to play all kinds of games together, build a fort in the woods, practice
for a Christmas play, and my 12-year-old cousin E and I ran from my 7-year-old
cousin J when he and my Dad drove the giant John Deere tractor right in our
direction!
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Out
of the way, everybody!
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On Thanksgiving Day, we had a huge meal!
We also did our tradition of writing some things we’re thankful for on little
colored paper leaves, and then hanging them up on a big paper tree my sister
Roma made.
We five siblings also sang some Thanksgiving
Bible verses set to music, and then cousin E gave a speech about the
theological error of eating fried chicken! (You kind of had to be there!) J
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Our
table set for many J
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Lots
to be thankful for!
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Thankful
tree filling up with leaves
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On Friday, our friends the B’s drove up from
Texas to spend the day with us. Their two boys, the two cousins, and we five
kids all played one BIG game of hide-and-go-seek. The grown-ups visited, drank
hot chocolate, played board games, and put together a big puzzle.
Saturday morning we ate donuts and watched some
of the Ohio State vs. Michigan game. At lunchtime, we drove our relatives back
to the airport to catch their flight home. It was hard to see them go, but
we’re not sad because we’re going to see them again at Christmas! We can hardly
wait!
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Our
airport goodbyes…for now!
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We are still reminescing on our Thanksgiving Gathering in OK. What a blessing to be together for fun and thanksgiving during this glorious holiday.
ReplyDeleteLove you all. Mama y Papo
Hi Josiah,
ReplyDeleteYou certainly had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. I am so glad that you had such a special time visiting with family from out of town.
The picture of your Dad and cousin reminded me of when Grandpa would give rides on his riding lawn mower.
Love and Miss you,
Aunt Debbie
Thank you for your comment, Mama and Papo! I'm still remembering all the fun we had when you guys came for Thanksgiving. I hope we can see you guys soon!
ReplyDelete~Josiah
Thank you for your comment, Aunt Debbie! It really was a lot of fun! Especially since my cousin and I ran away from the tractor pretending it was a tank! ;-) I miss you a lot and hope that I might be able to see you soon!
ReplyDelete~Josiah