thanksgiving...

 special visit from this sweet guy...his girlfriend came in for a visit too... (can ya tell nora kinda missed him!)

 nora's thanksgiving cake she made!

 wishbone...oldest guy and girl won the wish!

 mally wanted a photo of the back of she and nora's hair that she fixed that morning but boys had other plans for photo!

 off to first dinner at flynn's side...

the lovely host!

 uncle sean's mother in law is like a grandmother to kids...she and mally have always been close and she made mally a sweet baby hat to put in her hope chest!

aunt shannon, nana and I 

 girls signing in "thankful book"...

 older kids playing some backyard football...

 jackson hammin it up! Kept smiling so sweetly for me!

 some of the big kids...

 then... on to my dads side family dinner!

 nora had fun with the little cousins!

 mally and sweet baby!

 baba lucy and her big boys!

decorated for christmas over the weekend so hagan could help!

 mally asked nora to give her a hug...

 she said "why? you're not leaving for college!"

 silly attempts at a family shot...

 a little hot cocoa!