Thanksgiving At The Beach

A couple of years ago we started the tradition of going to the beach for Thanksgiving. My sister had just gotten married that year the weekend before, and to lessen the stress of it all...we all packed up and went to the beach. It was so much fun, this is our fourth time to do it!

And we always try to get a family picture in. This year we added Katie's husband, Blake and Karleigh Mei! Yay! This time last year we were preparing for our trip to go and bring her  home.

Not only was this Karleigh Mei's first Thanksgiving with us, it was also the first time she had ever been to the beach. We spent weeks talking about it before hand and so she knew JUST what to do once we got there. Build sand castles of course!!

We also talked about flying kites. She was an excellent kite flyer!

And of course, she played in the water!

And ran from her Daddy! :)

The big kids played football on the beach.

And sand volleyball.

It was the perfect time to play with cousins and reflect on how good the Lord has been to us all over the year.