Thanksgiving

The Holidays began with cheeseburgers...and will continue until after the first of the year. A stressed out mother finds that during the Holiday rush, Wendy's is her best friend.

Daddy is always a welcome addition to any family celebration...so...without any further adu..

Welcome to the 2009 Thanksgiving celebration in Akron, OH with some of the Orme family.

Ashley and Kristine make great sister-in-laws that drove with their husbands for HOURS to get here! Was Akron worth it? You bettcha. Just take a look.

Gingerbread houses with grandma

Cousin best friends re-united

coloring our very own Thanksgiving placemats

daddy reigning in the badgering babies

oh...and making our very own gingerbread cookies (thanks to Kristine for all the crafts!)

the outnumbered girls sticking together

the cute expecting parents

the boys trying to plan their escape from the "Welcome Santa" parade

Grandma on the front lines of the parade with the four troopers. Apparently, her back was killing her but she couldn't get up until she saw Santa...an hour and a half later

Grandma trying to warm up little bodies

freezing faces waiting impatiently for Santa to come

more freezing faces

at least Ashley is still smiling

oh...and these two again

Joey is going to be such a great dad

playing in the coolest treehouse ever

enjoying children's laughter

fighting toddlers

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.