Happy Thanksgiving!

So we made the trip to Camden with our crazy crew!  They woke up ready to help PapPaw cook some breakfast...

 and ride the golf cart...

 and swing!

 This swing is really fun!  We all got in on the swinging fun and most made it out unharmed!  lol!

 Family of 5 on a golf cart ride!

 Uncle Brad's turn!

 Then the moped came out for rides...

 Once this little guy had all he could take we went for a ride...

 Then it was more play time before bed...

 Reading books with Jilly...

 I totally did not take any pictures of our Thanksgiving fun...but everything was great!  It was crazy with all the kids running around but so great!  We left Friday morning to head to Nanny's house.  I flaked on pictures, except for outside.  Nanny mentioned that she had a lot of leaves...so we got to work!  Of course some fun was had as well...

 After leaving Nanny's, we made a quick stop at Bucee's to round out our road trip.

We had a great time and were reminded of all our blessings to be thankful for!

Deck the Halls...

We decided to deck the halls before our Thanksgiving travel so everything would be ready for Christmas when we got home.  This guy wasn't sure what all the fuss was about but since it meant pizza for dinner (our tradition), he was on board!

 Trying to get all 3 kids smiling and looking is hard!

 Of course we have to have a snowball fight!  ;)

 This sweet boy is holding a super special ornament!

 Merry Christmas from the Francis 5!

What a trooper!

Jeter has handled his surgery/recovery like a true Champ!  He has been so good about keeping his eye covered/protected and has just kinda rolled with the new routine.  He is not a fan of the eye drops...but we manage!  ;)

 Still smiling after being put through the ringer!

 still making messes too!

 Eye doctor fun!

 This kid is super happy to not have to wear a shield anymore!

 But now we start patching to give his left eye and brain "alone time".  :)

 We were so surprised and happy that he can see out of his left eye!  Since this condition was not documented in China we had no idea how long he had the cataract and if vision would be able to be restored.  Huge praise!

 We patch 2 hours a day and I try to do it at home...but sometimes we have to run errands.

 kisses from my sweet boy!

So proud of this brave little man!  He is a trooper for all he's been through in his 2 1/2 years.