THANKSGIVING

This Thanksgiving we had 24 people for dinner. Here are some pictures from the day.

In the morning I made little name cards for the tables...they're made out of construction paper, glue gun, markers, and colorful leaves I found in the yard.

The Food....way more than we could eat!





Every Thanksgiving we have a tradition for clean up. All of the kids are in charge of doing the chores...dishes, tables, food, sweeping etc. We had 17 kids to help this year! We put all of the chores into a bowl and then each person draws their fate! The catch is that two people will draw a piece of paper that says "Take a Nap." They don't have to do any chores! The past two years Jordan drew this piece of paper... he wasn't here however this year. The lucky winners were.....watch the video!

Kords and Smitty Siblings Out for Dinner

A few weeks ago the Smiths and Kords kids went out to dinner. We had a blast at Red Robin. Of course we we laughed through the whole meal about anything and everything! Lizzy came later, although she isn't in the pics. I am so grateful to God that Jordan married into the family with my best friends!

Team Dinner

This past weekend we had a team dinner at our house. Mom made mini-meatloaf, with garlic smashed potatoes and green beans with sauteed almonds and crumbled bacon. It was delicious. The perfect fall dinner. The girls were so grateful for a home cooked meal! Mom is the best cook in the world! For dessert we had apple dessert with vanilla ice cream and each girl took home a loaf of pumpkin bread and some scotcharoos. Coach Dunmyer, Coach Payne and Curt came too. We also had two recruits over the weekend. Mom helped score some points with them!

Thank you to all that helped serve our bunch of 21- Jord and Nel, Kate and Clay, Dad, Mom, Melissa, Mrs. Kerd- you guys truly displayed the love of Christ!
....well, with full bellies, we are ready for a fun filled season!

(The second picture is my graduating class- the sophomores- Bailey, Tonia and me)

More Pics...for Natey Boy!

Hey Nate! Here are some pics Mom, Mel, and I took this afternoon for you since you requested we keep the pictures coming! The pictures near the end had us in tears, rolling on the ground roaring with laughter! Meet our new friends...Justine, Clarice, and Bernadette : )