Thanksgiving Beach Week - 2024

 

Due to Hurricane Beryl, in July, our beach house reservations were cancelled.  We were offered another week and chose to spend the week of Thanksgiving at the beach.  The first three days were warm enough to play in the water!  Nights were rather chilly and even cold later in the week.  We were grateful for our Thanksgiving Beach Week with family.

Puzzle

 

 

 

 David, Ryen, Larry, Sawyer, Debbie, Mary, Della, Daniel

 

Scott, Abby, Daniel (9), Mary (12)

 

Chad, Lori, David (14), Ryen (11), Sawyer (9), Della (7)

 

Kirk, Amelia, Melissa, Andrew, Lena, Robin

 

Jordan, Josiah (11), Eli (13), Adam

 

Amelia (7), Melissa, Lena (9), Andrew

Eileen, Jane (15)

 

Sarah, Charles (9), Amy, James (7), Kevin

 

Robin took her sewing machine, so each cousin could make their own pillowcase.  She chose fabric, based on their interests, and had the material cut and ready to sew.

 

 

Robin taught them how to pin the fabric seams together.

Jane made a pillowcase for her younger cousin, too.

BEACH TIME!

The first two nights, the kids bundled up and watched Christmas movies on the side deck, complete with popcorn and movie snacks.

Plenty to do outside

Amelia and Della celebrated their 8th birthdays which will be a few days after Thanksgiving.

Sarah made silhouettes for the cousins from profile pictures.  She cut them out and then had tape around the outside edges.  They painted and decorated their silhouette.

 

Sawyer painted this wooden nativity set.

Painting tiles

Each cousin made a Christmas diamond art coaster

 

Under the stairs

 Ryen brought hair tinsel to share

Sarah set up a Cousin Crokinole Tournament.

Taught to shake hands before and

after matches.

From the rising of the sun

to the place where it sets,

 the name of the LORD is to be praised.  Psalm 113:3