Thanksgiving family fun, part 2

Here's some shots from the rest of our wonderful Thanksgiving together. I really can't believe how splendidly everything went: We didn't have too much food, we didn't have too little, the house never seemed too crowded or too loud (if you can believe that!), the weather was nice enough for lots of little bodies-and some bigger ones- to get outside and play and play and play. The "8 Cousins Productions" of the Thanksgiving story was great, ALL the kids were great all of the time, the shopping was fun (of course!), everyone seemed to have a fabulous time. I wish we could do it more often!
Isn't this totally cute! Michael's aunt made the turkey head...just add a pineapple. This was the centerpiece on the "middle age kids" table (those over the age of 13).

Dad's telling stories. You've never heard as many stories as you do when you get the Moore men together. Lots of stories... LOTS of laughing! What could be better for Thanksgiving!!

This is my nephew Daniel (age 4 mos) showing off his winning smile for the camera. He's such a happy baby!Dad telling more stories. My cousin Mollie is sitting next to him and my aunt Thanne is standing up.

The "kids" table. Jonathan must be back in line for food!

The beginning of the serving line at Thanksgiving lunch.

After lunch was the "8 Cousins' Production" of the Thanksgiving story. This is the gallery waiting for the show.

The bow following the show. Two of the 8 cousins (David and Daniel) were taking a nap and 1 (Katie) was having a little stagefright. She was hiding in the tent offstage.

My uncle Mike, aunt Gene and cousins Stephanie and Laura.

Julie and me getting down to business planning our shopping strategy. We decided to get up and leave as soon as Daniel was finished nursing in the middle of the night. We thought it would be around 4 or 4:30, but he decided to sleep until 6!! We got a later start than planned, but it was all fine. Actually a little bit cleared out. Shopping tip for this year: Buy jewelry at Kohls and you don't have to wait in the crazy long line!

I love this picture. This is our family that gathered for Thanksgiving. Isn't this wonderful! Mom's friend Anita (who is taking the picture) and her son Michael (which brought the "Michael" count up to 4!) also came to lunch as did my cousin Bonnie's boyfriend, Gale. Bringing the grand total to 30!

Madison, Katie, Lauren and Josiah watching a movie on Thanksgiving evening. All my kids and Julie's kids totally fell in love with all of my cousins: Madison, Maegan, Mollie, Stephanie and Laura. There was some serious "big cousin idol worship" going on. It was so cute to see!

Another one of my favorite pics of the weekend. The 8 Cousins! David, Katie, Lauren, Josiah, Jonathan, Jeremy, Daniel and Jeffrey.

Jeffrey sharing a sweet moment with Daniel.