Yes I am behind and I'm trying to catch up. The week of Thanksgiving we loaded up and drove to Nauvoo Illinois. My brother, Cody, got married on the Tues before Thanksgiving. It was so much fun. All of my siblings were there and most of the cousins. It was great for Tyree because she got to meet some of her cousins she has never met before. Because Cody is the last to get married, and the rest of us have established families, that meant there were a bunch of us. We rented a couple of cabins close together so we got a ton of quality family time. Most of us showed up Sunday night. On Mon we did the sites around the town of Nauvoo.
Good thing it's not a busy time of year, because there was a big group of us.
Cody's beautiful wife Alisa has younger brothers who are in their teenage years, so they fit right in with our group. Even though it was quit brisk outside they all still went on a quick wagon ride.
I volunteered to stay in the warm, running car with the sleeping baby. That night we had a little bridal shower for Alisa.
It was fun to have some girls time with no kids. Tues was wedding day. The sealing wasn't until afternoon so we did pictures before hand. Look at my beautiful family.
It wasn't as cold as the day before, but definitely not warm. We waited in the visitors center until it was our time.
While everyone was in the temple Kelly and I got to keep an eye on all the kids. The cabins were only a mile away so we put some food in their mouths and turned on a movie for the little ones while the teenagers went upstairs.
Look how good they are, we are such great sitters. Then back to the temple to watch the couple come out.
Mr. & Mrs. Cunningham. That evening we had a dinner at a lodge in town.
Because my family is the way we are, after all the wedding day festivities we decided to have a lip sync.
I put make up on for my lip sync so of course Tyree wanted some like mommy.
It was great family time and we shared lots of laughs, and made some lasting memories. (Even if we wish they weren't lasting.) The next day (Wed.) we got up and drove to Indiana to have Thanksgiving with my mom's side of the family. We all congregated at my Aunt Michelle's beautiful home.
I only see that side of my family about every 5 years. It's so fun to see them and we always have a lot of catching up to do.
Dinner on Thanksgiving day was excellent and of course we all over ate. During our short visit Kelly and I managed to sneak out and go over to "the farm". It is were my Grandpa "Doc" John Eppert, (my mom's dad) was raised. The farm is still in the family, Uncle Ron still lives there and runs it. Since my grandpa is no longer living I thought Uncle Ron could stand in for a picture with Clancy.
The day after Thanksgiving we said goodbye and headed back west. It seemed like a whirlwind of a trip but it was fun. It makes me feel so blessed to have such a big family.
Thanks to Bishop Clark for working with us on such short notice. It was a great blessing, my dad always does such a wonderful job (Love you & thanks for doing it). 
Clancy didn't cry, unlike Tyree who cried through the whole thing. I love having my family together for such a special occasion. It makes me feel so blessed and grateful for such a loving and supportive family. 
Both sides of our family are wonderful and I'm glad they like to share these wonderful times with us. 
Even if we can be a little nuts sometimes!
