{Thanksgiving 2016}

Our first Thanksgiving with Wesley as part of the family was a success! 

This year was extra special because, once again, we had two new baby cousins on the Reynolds side who got to meet each other.  Their sweet spirits made the holiday even more special - 

Wesley James and Golda Loy - born 6 months apart - are the newest additions to the family!  It was fun to see these new cousins interact and reminisce on just a few Christmases ago in 2014 when we had Calvin and Saffron meeting each other for the first time! 

We drove down to Arizona Thanksgiving morning - pulled up just in time to eat dinner with Dan and Krystal and all of the Reber family.  It was fun to relax and meet several of the siblings from Krystal's family.

It was a perfect way to spend Thanksgiving afternoon (especially after the road trip with kids in the car for 5 hours - the huge backyard was perfect for them to run around in)!

Calvin and Saffron tentatively hugging each other - it took awhile for them to warm up to each other!

The perfectly timed booger picking picture!  hahaha!  

The boys engaging in a "friendly" game of badminton ;)

Wes examining his new surroundings on his first Thanksgiving!

Saffron getting loves from her Dad and watching the crazy boy cousins fight over her popular roller coaster toy.

Calvin LOVED this toy!  

My little sidekick and best friend.  He possesses a unique skill set which allows him to lead me close to the brink of insanity - then pull me back in with a well timed fart.  This kid is my greatest adventure.

Sweet Wesley had huge smiles for his Aunt Krystal!

After all the festivities Saffron serenaded us on her beautiful "baby grand" :)

Other highlights of the trip included -

• Calvin meeting the goat "Jezebel" and being very nervous.  He pet the goat but was very relieved when Uncle Dan picked him up.  He preferred to see the animals from a distance.

Lots of pictures with the new babes together!  Calvin joined in for a couple also... Golda has two Reynolds boys who will definitely watch out for her as they grow up!

• Meeting up with Justin at Famous Daves for some food!  It was fun to catch up with him & hear how the Mulders are doing.

• A trip to see the Mesa Temple lights was wonderful to kick off the Christmas spirit this season!

• Golda sat with me one morning and showed me some of her sweetest expressions, because obviously I'm her favorite aunt :)

• Calvin also enjoyed serenading us with music on Saffron's little piano!

• A walk by the canal was fun for all the cousins

• The highlight of Calvin's trip was when Austin let him hold the screwdriver and watch him fix the disposal.   Calvin loves screwdrivers SO much and he usually doesn't get to play with them... so he was entranced.  We may have a little handy man on our hands!

• We had a birthday celebration for Saffron since we were only one week away from her turning two!  I love the picture where she is clapping for herself blowing out the candles! 

• A fun double date night - "Organ Stop" ... I LOVED this place!  Live organ music while you ate was pretty dang cool!

• Of course the highlight of the trip was Golda's blessing day.  The spirit was strong and Dan gave her a wonderful blessing.  

It was fun to re-connect with Dan and Krystal & see Golda!  I hope the cousins grow up feeling close to one another <3

Happy Thanksgiving!