Thanksgiving in Alto

Thanksgiving at the Ranch!!! One of our most treasured traditions and holidays!!! We started out as babies and kids at my grandparents dairy farm in Alto. A few years we gathered in Tyler and eventually moved Thanksgiving back to Alto at my Uncle Gary's childhood home. About 5 years ago he and Aunt Joni bought a ranch. It is literally a piece of heaven!!!  We counted 72 people at this thanksgiving! If that is not enough to be thankful for , oh my goodness!!! We asked Grandma if she ever would have thought that this many people would come together from the family that she and Granpa started years ago!!! She said "Well, I had 7 kids and I wanted 12!" Wow...Can you imagine!!!

My sister-in-law Jessica, brother Brian, Chris, Cade me, Lily, mom (Gran), dad (Pap Jack) and Jax

Grandma is 89 years old. She does not look 89 years old! She has not even gone completely grey!! lol

Most of the pictures we all took with her have 4 generations...like the one above this one. Grandma, Dad, Brian and I and our kiddos. So neat to have her with us!

Richard, Britney and Lillian

Mom, Aunt Joni,  Dad's cousin Hedy and Aunt Jan

Uncle Gary, Uncle Joe Tim and Chris

On a tour of the ranch.

The kids chased all of the vehichles ....great way to get all of their energy out!!

Miss Lily laughed and laughed trying to catch up to us!

A view from the pasture in the back!

Pasture after pasture of beautiful horses and scenery!!

Dad, Mom, Uncle Gary, Chris and me.

Cousins! Noah, Cade, Kyler and Josh

Jax

Cousins. Brandon, Rebecca, Maddi and Carter

Cousins. The crazy ones - lol

Timothy, Shannon, Caleb, Josh and Noah.

Uncle Johnny, Tammy, Grandma, Jennifer, Amanda and Emily

Aunt Joni, Tammy and Aunt Jan

 Sam kept the kiddos entertained with some card and magic tricks.

 Britney, Colton, Talon, Kyler, Melissa and Layla, Uncle Gary, Aunt Joni, Richard, Britney and Lillian, Ali and Ryan

Tiff and I would always pose by a tree in our younger days so Timothy made us re-inact yester year !

Aunt Debbie and Tiffany

Tiff and I

Jax is so darn photogenic....this child, love him!!!!

 Shannon is going to be so mad when she see's this picture! (ha)   Crazy Boys!

Brian and Jessica

The College Station Crew

There they go again...

So thankful for this time with our family...some of whom we only get to see every other year when we rotate back for Thanksgiving in Alto.  LOVE THIS DAY!!