Thanksgiving and 9th Annual Christmas Tree Hunt Extravaganza!

I know these posts are very overdue, BUT better late than never, right?! We had a very special Thanksgiving this year, we have so much to be thankful for! God has continued to prove Himself so faithful to our family and in the midst of what seem like extreme trials we have also experienced extreme blessings. I cannot wait for a day to post on our blog all that God has done in this season of our lives (I feel like it would be premature to write it out now, so stay tuned...).

We spent the morning of Thanksgiving day at Sunrise Baptist's Thanksgiving service. It was the first we have attended and was a wonderful way to start our day. We then spent the afternoon at our Uncle Tommy's house in Anacortes. He put on a wonderful spread of delicious foods and it was a fun day to also celebrate Livia's 1st Thanksgiving!

Our Family of Five

My sister Wendy (or Aunt Woo as the kids call her) and her dog Roxie Jo

Grandpa and Grandma Dennis with the kids and their turkey hats grandma made them.

Josiah, Livia and Hope:: Three blessings in our lives that we will be eternally thankful for!

Every year after Thanksgiving, on the Weeda side, we go to the Hovde Christmas Tree Farm out in Sudden Valley. The tradition started 9 years ago (the year Andy and I got engaged) and since then we have added 5 kids over the years! Andy's brother, Matt, started this tradition and we call it our Christmas Tree Hunt Extravaganza!

The whole Family (Left to Right in a circle): Kim, Julian, Natalie, Mom (Darlene), Tabitha, Livia, Amy, Andy, Hope, Josiah, Matt, Daniel & Rebecca

The Weeda Family in front of the Hovde Haus hollowed out tree.

We found our tree!!!

Joey helped daddy cut the tree down and carry it down the hill! Good work boys!

All the cousins, eating candy canes, cookies and sipping on hot cocoa