Our Thanksgiving

We had a very eventful Thanksgiving weekend. The Benson family started arriving late Wednesday night. The cooking began at 6:30am. YIKES! We ate at 12 noon. Here is a pic of Candy, Jennie Raye, Me & Amy (Jennie's younger sister) after we had lunch.The reason we ate so early is so that we could get to the real fun of our Thanksgiving which was off roading in the VW bajas. The latest and greatest in the way of our off roading toys is the Mini Buggy that Robert just got. Aiden still needs to grow a couple of inches before he can reach the pedals, but it is super small & great for the littlest grandkids. Aiden had a blast riding around with Kendell. And I think Kendell enjoyed it just as much!

This Thanksgiving was super special because on Friday Jeremy's whole family (Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister and all the spouses) were able to go to the Temple together for the first time. Jennie & Candy both received their own endowments. It was a great feeling to have all of us there together. Then on Saturday Logan & Jennie Raye were sealed. Following their sealing, Jeremy's dad & aunt served as proxy for the sealing of Jeremy's Great Grandma & Grandpa Benson. Then Grandpa Benson was sealed to his parents.

I was so blessed to be in the Temple for all of these wonderful ordinances. It reminded me of how thankful I am for those blessings in my life. To have parents who blessed my life by being sealed before I was born. To have Jeremy by my side for all eternity and to be able to share that blessing with Aiden and our future children. I am grateful I have had the chance to count my MANY blessings over the last week. Especially those that are the most lasting and important.