Stellmaker/Ouimette Thanksgiving

We were SO excited to have the whole California Ouimette clan (minus Christine's family, who were busy hanging out in Africa and couldn't make the trip!) to Story City for Thanksgiving this year!  There were some Minnesota family members that had other plans and couldn't make it, but it was So much fun to be together with the people that could come!

We started the weekend festivities with a trip downtown to watch the tree lighting on Story City's main street.  Somehow, NONE of the Stellmakers had ever been to this event, so we didn't really know what to expect!  

They handed out candles so we could have a candlelight song - funny part, they forgot to sing the song/light the candles, so we just held unlit candles for half an hour, then turned them back in at city hall. :)

With their unlit candles, all bundles up!  Papa's such a sport...89 and still keeping up with the young'uns!

Matthew and Soren - two peas in a pod!

Happy Thanksgiving honey!

Part of our large crew...even Lincoln made it!

Santa dropped "snowballs" from high in the sky.

It was pretty fun!  They were actually ping pong balls, and they all had prizes written on them!

Olivia made out like a bandit!

And I think we got some insoles for our shoes. :)

What's a night out in Story City without a trip to the fire station?

Chris likes the big toys. :)

No family gathering can happen without breaking out the marbleworks!

Or a little boy wrestling...

Oh boys...

It's fun to have so many grown-up boys now...bring on the football! 

And the cheerleaders!

And of course, there was a ridiculous amount of food :)

We had to eat in three different rooms so everyone could have a seat!

It was so much fun having all the little ones around - and especially to meet Greyson when he was still so young!  What a doll!

Big SMILES!

We LOVED this long weekend...seriously good time with great family!