Saturday, January 21, 2012

A look back - at the Last 5 Thanksgivings


Once upon a time
 back in 1979 in
Grand Haven, Michigan
Nikki and I met,  she was 4 and I was 3.
Our moms were pregnant with our sisters whom 
were born a month apart from each other
Our moms were best friends, we became best friends
and our sisters best friends.
And so it all began.
My last blog post was on our 5th Thanksgiving together
Here is a look back at the last 5 years together as families 
over Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2007
NORMAL, IL


Peyton's first kiss


 Turkey Time


Chris & Preston


Nick & Preston

Parker & Peyton
born 2 months apart

Thanksgiving 2008
Rosemary Beach, FL


How cute are Peyton & Parker here, funny the kiss came first


Nikki is about the best person to travel with, she always comes so prepared with games and toys

Our nightly sunset happy hour time

 We never left home with out Peyton's travel
billards..... Our pool shark Peyton

Kiddos all snug in the bunks
time for fancy fun adult dinners 

 This was an easy year, Preston would
not touch the sand.




 Adult relaxing time, with a little arm wrestling 


 The Boys


 all smiles except for our Preston...... 
but at least we got the group pic


THANKSGIVING 2009
Cancun, Mexico




 Nikki taught me about DVD, movie time in the shade
after lunch..... We continue to carry on the tradition
very well during each vacation.

Chris & Peyton trading shades


Parker & Preston

The Trains and Track come each year with us
Preston's special shade time. 

 Cheers


 We even meet new friends, 
Jon actually saved his daughters life in the pool, then 
he was so kind to buy many many shots, then a bottle of tequila for our husbands.
That evening they both ended up in bed pretty early.





Thanksgiving 2010
San Juan, Puerto Rico





 Bros!


 the gang





 Old San Juan


 Chris & Nikki
 Me and my boys
 The Scheele's


We always bring our greatest celebrity magazines




Dance party = a lot of bed to bed jumping

Thanksgiving 2011 - Rivera Maya, Mexico in my previous post
 
I wonder what the next 5 years will look like..............