Friday, November 25, 2016

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

The star of the show ~ Don roasted a most excellent turkey 
Kelly, Kerry, and Knox hosted our Thanksgiving feast this year ~ And it was a FEAST!
Dinner is served ~ Jane, Kerry, Elijah, and Sarah belly up to the buffet
Holly and I snapped each other 
Around this table from left ~ Grandson Elijah, niece Sarah, niece Julia, son in law Jerry, daughter Holly, grandson Knox, and granddaughter Shelby
    Around this table from left ~ daughter Kelly, sister Jane, brother in law Don, son in law Kerry, and hubby Neil
 Neil took this one ~ Kerry, me, Kelly, Jane, and Don
Happy eating!
Turkey, ham, Don and I made two different dressings plus his gravy, Holly made broccoli casserole and deviled eggs, I made garlic grit casserole, Jane made two kinds of sweet potato casseroles (one with marshmallows on top and one with brown sugar topping), Kelly made potatoes stuffed with cheddar cheese and bacon, and of course there was two kinds of cranberry sauce 
Picture time with the girls ~ can you tell we weren't ready?

Moms, daughters, sisters, nieces, cousins 
 Julia and Shelby
 Knox and Sarah
My girls Kelly and Holly (Julia and Shelby's hand photo bombed)


Elijah
Knox
Beautiful day to be outside to snap some photos and throw around the football
Sarah stretches for the catch, giving it the old college try
Neil, Holly, Don, and Elijah ready for the pass
Jane, Sarah, Kerry, and Julia giving her all
Don caught this one ~ I think they all had two footballs going at the same time
Great form Sarah and Kerry .... and then things got a little ... weird ....
Ah, Snapchat, don't ya just love it? I'm the turkey leg and Kelly is corn on the cob
Knox and Sarah
Don and Jane
Went for a walk around the neighborhood ~ I was walking backwards taking this picture as they watch me almost back into a parked car ~ at least they were kind enough to give me fair warning
Maybe we walked off a few calories ... maybe ....
Kelly and Kerry ~ our turkey day hosts with the mosts
Neil snapped this selfie 

We rewarded our effort to burn some calories by pigging out on pies when we got back ~ Shelby made this yummy Reese's Peanut Butter pie
Jane made a pumpkin pie using Don's mom's recipe, Don made whipped cream from scratch, and Kelly made a chocolate fudge pie using Kerry's mom's recipe ~ to die for good
Jerry killed the deer and he and Holly made the jerky ~ yum!

Thanksgiving Peeps
Sister Ann and hubby Terry joined us after a dinner at Terry's mom and dad's home ~ thanks for the sister pic, Kelly!
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After pie, it was back outside for an energetic game of kickball ~ they played until it got too dark to see
A fun game of Apples To Apples rounded out the day
We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving together. 
We thank God for blessings too numerous to count.
Good food, fun, and family.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE RANFT, KIMBROUGH, MYERS, AND RANFT FAMILIES!

Sunday, November 13, 2016

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY, KELLY!

Our daughter Kelly turned 40 today
40 looks great on her!



Celebrating with family


Instead of the traditional birthday cake, Kelly chose pies~~delicious chocolate and coconut cream made from scratch from a local restaurant that knows how to do desserts. Also had a cookie cake for the non-pie party people. So good!
Lots of flat presents which usually include some cash
And a lot of haha you're 40 cards
Her sister Holly and family gave her this awesome 31 tote with some birthday goodies inside
Turning 40 wasn't all that bad, was it? 
Happy Birthday, Kelly!
Wishing you all the best things in the year to come and hope all your 40th birthday wishes comes true!
We love you so much!!