Thanksgiving Week 2016, Part 1: Fun with Family in Las Vegas!

Derek's mom and his sister & her family all came to visit us for the first half of Shelby's Thanksgiving break. We had a full house with the five of us plus BooBoo, Aunt Maleah, Uncle Lucas, Elly, and Leland....it was SO MUCH FUN!! It was such a treat to get to introduce Brady to our family, watch the cousins run around and play with one another, and just enjoy time together! The second half of our Thanksgiving break was spent at Disneyland, and the girls maintain that having BooBoo & the Griffins here was more fun than going to Disneyland! I think that pretty much sums up what a good visit it was!!! Most of the pictures below are courtesy of Uncle Lucas :)

My favorite photo of their trip!! This was taken at the Bellagio. Someone randomly offered to take a group photo of us, and I'm so glad he did!!!! I can't believe every one of us is actually looking at the camera!

Cousins at Red Rock Canyon Visitors Center

Red Rock Canyon

Much to our surprise, Hadley & Elly were thick as thieves while they were here visiting while Shelby & Leland played together more.

BooBoo with all five of her grandbabies :)

Sweet Elly loving on Brady!

I love, love, love all the individual shots Lucas got of the girls at the park!

Love the expression on their faces in these action shots!

My fave!!

Love this one of all the cousins :)

Annual Christmas art project with BooBoo

These two were having SO much fun together on the couch! Just looking at this picture, I can still hear their belly laughs!

It was pretty chilly during their visit, but the girls had fun swimming in the hot tub together!

Brady & BooBoo chatting :)

The long flight from Atlanta to Las Vegas plus the 3 hour time difference is no joke...especially when travelling with two small children! We're so thankful that BooBoo & the Griffins were able to come to Las Vegas to see us!  I hate that our girls don't get to grow up with their cousins (or the rest of our family) living nearby, so we're immensely grateful for the time we do get together. We had so much fun & made precious memories.

Next up, Thanksgiving Week Part Two....in Disneyland!