Friendsgiving #10

Here's our lovely group pic by the Wilson's "Harvest Tree."  It's filled with paper leaves where we've all written things we're grateful for. ❤  I'm glad we found this spot and glad I pushed for the group photo - I love it!  

(*The Bowling fam left early for an OSU watch party, and Tate's not in this pic for some reason). =) 

 Since this was the 10th annual Friendsgiving celebration, here's a super-quick look back through the past decade...

#1 in 2012, the year Chet bought his first home on Willow Avenue!

#2 in 2013, the year Chet and Karli were married!

#3 in 2014, the year they got Lucy (the kitten)!

#4 in 2015, an Italian feast + our random potholders pic!

#5 in 2016, our first Farmhouse celebration + a fun game night!

#6 in 2017, a Mexican food dinner with a large group of friends!

#7 in 2018, baby Tate's first Friendsgiving and our last one at the Farmhouse!

#8 in 2019, Ellie's first one + celebrating Laura's birthday!

#9 in 2020 - an outdoor lunch gathering with a socially distanced small group pic! lol  There were four young kids there with us (Tate, Ellie, Sophia, Harvey) and three babies on the way (Parker, Kate, and Zealand) that day!! ❤

And finally, #10 in 2021, a fun dinner gathering that included eight couples + eight young children + me!  I'm so grateful for the Wilsons being willing to host and keep this tradition going for a full decade now, and I'm guessing many more years to come!  I'm grateful for the personal growth and the family growth and the faithful friendships represented here, especially for my dependable friendships with the Wilson fam, the Moss fam, and the Fulton fam!

 

 

I got there a tiny bit early and grabbed this pic with Miss Parker before the rest of the crowd arrived.

The Fultons by the Harvest Tree!

This year and last year, we did traditional Thanksgiving foods... Chet smoked a "life-changing" ham that Mom would've loved, Jeffrey smoked and brought a turkey, Sarah Elizabeth made a verrry full crockpot of buttery mashed potatoes, Sarah Young brought extra-cheesy mac and cheese, others brought plenty of other sides and desserts, and I brought all-white-chocolate Oreo balls - yay!

So yay for Friendsgiving, and yay for giving a little extra thought to the things we're grateful for this week!!  We went around the circle and talked about that for a few minutes, and it's always nice to hear and celebrate the things God has done, the things He is doing, and the things He will continue to do in and through our lives!  I'll reflect on that and write more later this week.  Hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving week ahead!! ❤