Happy Thanksgiving

Beverly's 5th birthday

Beverly turned 5 this week.  Grandpa and grandma will see her right after Christmas to wish her a Happy Birthday and take her on her birthday date.  We'll take Maverick, too, since his birthday is in January.  Elise posted a Facebook picture of her in this princess dress.  She was on a stool helping to make dinner.   Kim Saling left a comment: "Poor Cinderella."  I think she's actually Sleeping Beauty; and she didn't look like she hated slaving over the dinner 😏.

The second picture is of Harvey.  Apparently it is quite cold in GA. right now, but he doesn't really like his clothes.

New Addition!

Roy tended our sweet Ila on Tuesday while Adrienne went to the doctor. On Thanksgiving Day, Ila was allowed to make the announcement: "My mom is pregnant!"  We are so excited to have another little baby in the Green family. 

Temple Trip

Hyeji and Roy had the opportunity to go to the temple together with the youth of our ward and do baptisms.  I asked if it was her first time, but Roy said she's been several times, partly because she was in the Young Women organization a year early.

Thanksgiving Day

I am thankful for my wonderful family and I take great joy seeing the children and grandchildren enjoying spending time together!  These relationships are so important and worth every effort and time investment.  

It says, "Grandpa Roy--I'm thankful for my girlfriend."

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.  Lots of pictures were taken and shared with me (since I'm bad at remembering to take pictures.  I'm including one picture of the place cards Ruby made for our dinner tables.  She took a picture of every single place card.  She was proud of her contribution! 

I have a lot of pictures showing the sweet interactions of our family.

Greta, Todd, Ruby and Dojin (Todd was causing Ruby grief)

In these pictures, Yuli is holding onto a stick used to count out music.  Jordan is lifting her up.  She is hanging onto the stick.  She's strong (like her sister Yuna).  Hyeji, Yuna and Todd are also in the pictures.

Dan, Jieun and Yuli;  Caitlyn and Catharine

Hyeji and Gunnar;  Dan, Jennie and Doyeon

Caitlyn and Dallin;  Ollie and Doyeon

True kissing cousins, Camden and Yuli.  They've come along way since their biting days (last week)😀

Yuli, Todd and Camden.  They are so happy to have their picture taken.
Especially Todd!

Roy took the fun outside by taking all the kids on rides.  It was pretty cold, but they had coats.  Well, most of them had coats.  Doyeon borrowed mine and I found it in a heap on the kitchen floor when she was done with it.  I picked it up to hang it and found that she had stuffed my pocket with snickers bars.  We teased her about it and she said, "Well, I just like them."  I forgave her for not hanging up my coat.

Above: Ila, Avie, Roy, Finn and Bridget

Yes, all the glass in my house within touching distance of these two is dirty. On left: Camden and Yuli; on right: Gunnar, Doyeon, Finn, Ollie and AJ

 Yuli, Avie, Yuna, Ruby, Bridget and Effie.

Avie; Bridget

Yuna; Effie

                                                                     Doyeon and Yuli

Sara Gunnar, Hyeji, Todd, Matt and Crista

Crista; Camden petting Todd (he put up with it for a minute)

Todd.  Adrienne brought these Christmas count-down calendars for all the kids.  He was trying hard to get the plastic wrapper off with his teeth.

Adrienne and AJ;  Matt and Crista

Dojin; Ori and Yuna (it's hard to believe these two are only 1 month apart in age).

Yuna, Yuli, Ila, Ori, Ollie (When Ruby made the place cards, I wrote everyone's names down for her to copy.  She came to me and said, "Yuli spells her name with an L?"  She was quite surprised as Yuli's name sounds more like Yudi.  

Effie and Ruby (Effie's place card said she was grateful for Greta);  Catharine and Roy

Caitlyn and Dallin with Doyeon and Cam;  Jennie and Jordan

Gunnar took care of making popcorn for all the kids.  I was surprised anyone was hungry enough to eat popcorn!  I think Ila was behind it because they were having a movie night, and what's a movie night without popcorn? Ila loves popcorn.

Sara took a lot of the pictures which is why there aren't any pictures of her and Nick.

 Hunting Activity

Friday Roy took part of our family pheasant hunting  (whoever wanted to go).  They ordered 28 pheasants to be released for them and between all the hunters, they shot 24.  I think those will be divided up among maybe 3 families as no one else wants to eat them.

The hunters: Dan, Roy, hired guide;  Ollie and AJ

Jieun and Dan; Dallin and Caitlyn

Ollie, AJ, Roy, Caitlyn, Dallin, Jieun, Dan, Roy and the guide with the dead pheasants.  Lovely

Last day at grandma and grandpa's house

The next morning, Ruby, Bridget and Greta were really getting into their show!  I was taking the photo as they were all hyper-focused, but Ruby and Bridget caught on and smiled for the camera.

Even Todd, who is not quite 2, knows how to help himself to ice.