The Growing Caldwell Family

Love very bravely had all three kids over prepping food for Thanksgiving! They were pretty eager to help!  Charlie loves to play chess and Pops has been teaching him about strategy, so Charlie was enjoying teaching Livy some things. That night, I started with a terrible cold. At first, I thought it was the flu that's how bad I felt. Fortunately, Thanksgiving morning I woke up feeling able to be with everyone. The kids were very worried for me to miss Thanksgiving.  The kids and I thought it was very fun that we were all matching in our buffalo plaid!

We spent the rest of the weekend doing different things. Poker games at night Time by the fire pit GG had never had a s'more so it was a fun first for her! The kids had fun just hanging out. Time to relax. Fisher is a funny kid! Emme loves her Paw Paw. Yum! The girls had fun doing clay projects! SG had a mermaid Abby had cute snails  The girls asked for a tea party and enjoyed some snacks and lemonade on the deck. Maw Maw with SG and Livy Charlie was a little overwhelmed having so many people around. He told me one morning that he liked to get up early when it isn't so much people! Poor buddy, conked out in the middle of the afternoon and Maw Maw was happy to hold him. Some more time playing poker. Saturday we saw some of the family start to head home. We missed them, but kept on with the fun. Rides on the jet ski! Emme was patiently waiting her turn. SG and Emme with ...

We spent Thanksgiving at the lake with Pops' family. There were 27 of us all total, which was not nearly as crazy as it might sound! It was actually really nice having time to visit with one another over several days and feel connected with aunts, uncles, and cousins we don't see often. As soon as we got there Wednesday evening, the kids pulled out a fun game that Nay brought called Speak Out. You wear these mouth pieces and people try to guess what you're saying when your lips are all stretched out! It was super funny and I think everyone got a kick out of it! The adults enjoyed playing but declined having their photo taken! Thanksgiving day came early and we were ready to get connected with family. Sarah Graves loves her cousins and I think Abby, Emme, and Brennan enjoyed the time together too! Charlie was very excited to color placemats. I thought it would be fun for each child to decorate their own and he was very into it! Brennan ...