Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with "The Cleveland" family.  It was so wonderful to see all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins on my dad's side of the family.  Trey, Little R, and I headed to Newnan on Wednesday afternoon and spent the night with my cousin, Wayne, and his family.  On Thursday, the rest of the family came to Newnan to celebrate Thanksgiving there.  We had a delicious meal and spent the day visiting, relaxing, and having fun.  Here are some pics:

 Little R and his cousin, Clay

 4 wheeler time

 Little R LOVED the trampoline

Family photo

I am disappointed that I did not get more pictures, but that is what happens when you are chasing around a 1 year old all day:)  It would have been fun to have gotten a big group shot.

On Friday, we headed to Climax, GA (yes....the name of the town is Climax) for the weekend.  Our family has a place there called "Covey Rise" or "The Pond."  We recently added on a huge, screened in, front porch.  This was a desperately needed addition as the family has gotten so large that the cabin is very cramped with people, food, and stuff.  We spent most of our time on the porch, and it was a great place to contain a very curious little boy!

 Little R and Grammie on the swing

 Trey, Little R, and Anna Christine on the dirt hill

 All the guys before their Friday evening hunt.  The youngest boy, Hunter, is 5.  He and my dad shot at the same buck on Friday night.  The deer ran off, and they could not find it when they looked for it.

Beautiful sunset over the pines.

On Saturday, we headed to the annual "Swine Time Parade."  The parade has gotten very small, but we still attend in order to hang on to tradition.  There is a craft festival that follows.  The main thing that I look forward to each year is the Kettle Corn...yum yum!  After Swine Time, we headed back to "The Pond" and listened to the UGA vs. GT game.  It was a good one....GO DAWGS!  That night we celebrated my dad's birthday!  Happy Birthday, Daddy!

 The gang anxiously awaiting the Swine Time Parade

 Woohoo!

 The swines themselves...

 Listening to the Dawgs win...

 Trey and Shane on the roof trying to fix the TV connection

 This made me nervous...

 Daddy with his three sisters and great niece and great nephew

 Aunt Chris reading to Little R

Cuddle time!

On Sunday, we packed up to head home :)  But not without a little more play time on the porch with someone's favorite rocking chair...

Then, as we were literally about to get  in the car to leave, my cousin, Melanie came running up to the pond house.  She and her family had gone walking back in the property and found the big buck that Hunter (her son) and my dad shot at on Friday night.  It was dead in the woods.  After a careful "investigation" of the wound, it was determined that Hunter was the one who actually shot the deer.  He was one excited 5 year old!!

I am very very blessed for such a wonderful family.  Although we do not get to see each other that often, we are all very close and have such a blast when we are together.  I am so thankful to Grandmama and Grandaddy for the wonderful foundation and legacy that they left for all of us!