Thanksgiving Vacation 2015

November 25th, we left for the first family vacation we've had in over 3 years!! I have been to PA a few times without Dan and he and I went to TN this summer with my family, but without our kids. It's been awhile since we ALL took a vacation together!

We traveled to SC and spent the Thanksgiving weekend with Dan's family! His brother and family flew down from IN and both his sisters and parents live in SC. 

We had a lovely day, on Wednesday, to travel! Beautiful skies and pleasant temperatures!

We were all together for brunch and an early supper on Thanksgiving Day!

Grandma bought a disposable tablecloth that the kids could color....or adults, too! :)

Esther helps Sophia hold the newest member of  the family, Miriam's little Lily!

It was so nice out, so we set up a table and chairs and played games outside all afternoon!

Since we won't be together for Christmas, we exchanged a few gifts Thanksgiving evening.

4 redhead cousins.....Tamara, Kenan, Sophia and Mara! :)

Sophia and Mara 

Friday morning Tim took Danny out hunting.
 The rest of us spent the day at Dan's parents, working on projects outside!

Raking leaves was a big part of the project!

The granddaughters had fun playing in the piles and getting rides on Grandpa's trailer! :)

Feeding the chickens....

There was time for wagon rides....

and even rides while we worked! :)

Saturday, Tim cooked a pig and invited our family, his family, and some of their good friends!

While the pig was cooking, our kids were target shooting. This was Tamara's first time and she actually liked it and was a very good aim!! :)

At supper time, the back yard was full of family and friends! Lots of good food and games. 

Cornhole

The evening ended with watching football! :D

Sunday was our last full day to be together and we spent a good part of it at Grandpa's house!
Mara and Jayde were watching short video clips with me. Kept them entertained for awhile! :)

We left for home Monday morning and traveled to Hephzibah to see Dan's brother Jon and wish him a Happy Birthday.
 Then, because we were driving by, we stopped in at the farm Dan worked at when he was a teenager! This farm was also neighbors to the house he grew up in, and he went to church with this family!

We stayed and visited for about an hour!

We had a good trip but were ready to get back home. After we got home, we had less than 24 hours till we were getting company!!
I'll add a second blog post about that! :) :)



While we were in SC, we had family pics taken! These aren't real clear because they were saved off Jennifer's FB page! I'm hoping my CD will come in the mail today!! :) :)

The Henry clan (minus Jon)

Grandpa and Grandma with all their Grandchildren

Danny, Kenan holding Sean, Sophia, Grandpa, Grandma holding Lily, Mara and Jayde in front of Tamara.