Kamiko and Bekki came to town from Arkansas for Thanksgiving. The Braus flew them in because Bekki's brother, Brigham, and his wife, AJ, were blessing new baby Lucy that weekend. It was so fun to see them. We actually spent all of Thanksgiving Day together at the Brau's house. I was so grateful that Jim, Michelle, and gang let us crash their party. Jay flew in from Texas. He brought a military friend, Arin, who is a blackhawk pilot. Arin's family disowned her about a year ago. She spent Christmas alone in a bar. When Jay asked if Arin could come, the Braus bought her a ticket to join us.
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| Dad, Mom, Allie, Melia, Kamiko, and Bekki |
We really had a great time and we enjoyed yummy food. Michelle is a great cook and makes exceptional dinner rolls. We also spent a lot of time on the Sunday after Thanksgiving together for Lucy's blessing. After sacrament meeting in our old stomping grounds (Cedar Hills), there was a luncheon at AJ's parent's house.
The Braus had a plan to take a family picture. When I found out, I asked the girls if they could bring their cameras to dinner on Thanksgiving and take the photo. It turned out great and the Braus didn't have to set up a tripod or track down a neighbor.
We also started Christmas a little early. We decided as Adcocks to draw names and give homemade gifts this year. Allie got Kamiko and decided to make him a cross-stitch of Kanye West's face. Melia got Bekki and made her a purse of their dog, Dottie's, face. Those projects were amazing. The girls insisted on having Kamiko and Bekki open their gifts when we were all together. The girls nailed it.
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| As you can see, Melia used an actual photo of Dottie as a patten for the purse. Nailed it! Bekki dropped to the floor in tears when she opened the gift. |
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| The kids hanging out at little Lucy Brau's baby blessing |
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| Kamiko was so happy with his Kanye cross stitch. My kids are so creative |
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