Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 

This year, our family headed down to Indianapolis to spend Thanksgiving with grandparents, aunts and uncles, and COUSINS!!! We all had a blast over the weekend playing Ultimate Frisbee, making gingerbread houses, and going Black Friday Shopping (some of us). 

All the "older" cousins after Thanksgiving dinner.

 A whole bunch of younger kids waiting for ornaments, a favorite Brocker tradition. 

 Grandma's birthday was the day before Thanksgiving this year, here is a picture of her with her new "pixie" from Aunt Roxy! Wow!!!!

 Everyone loves their ornaments! Thanks Grandma!!!

 Maggie, Kristen, and Elizabeth after making gingerbread houses.

Even the older kids get into it! Joshua, Matthew, Hannah, and I made a gingerbread house, too! :) 

A Wilson Family Update!

Ok, so I know it's been forever since I last posted anything, but we have been busy! :) We were gone all of October on an RV trip, traveling out East and then down South from there, finally ending up in Florida for vacation. Dad spoke 10 times on the way down, and twice on the way back, which makes for a busy trip! :) The warm weather in Florida was incredible, though quite a contrast to the freezing weather here in Indiana (we had snow yesterday!!!) We all had fun, but we're glad to be back...especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner (shocking...isn't it?) Well, that's a quick update from the Wilson family, and here are some pictures of the younger kids playing in a huge pile of leaves they made!

 Jed (4)

 Ike (13)

 Maggie (8)

 Cal (6)

I think Jed was the only one not pelting me with leaves while I was taking pictures, so I got several of him! :)

My Stay At Grace College!

My cousin Grace is a freshman at Grace College this year, and I was able to stay with her for "sibs weekend", which is when the students are allowed to have their siblings stay with them for the weekend (Thursday night through Saturday afternoon). Grace's siblings live too far away (Kansas), so they said she could have a cousin come instead. It was AWESOME!!!!!! The picture below is of us at around 2:30 in the MORNING after watching Pride and Prejudice (which we started after a super fun game of Capture the Flag). :)

Me, Tara (Grace's roommate), Grace, and Emily (another student)

Silly Kids and Funny Faces!

I was looking through some of our pictures from this past year and couldn't resist posting...well...you can see for yourself!

Cal trying on the hats at Cracker Barrel.

Cal's "sour face", with Dad's imitation! :)

Jed, also known as "blue tongue boy". 

Free false mustaches anyone? :)

I think these glasses look pretty good on Abe, don't you?

Jed found a cousin's cool goggles at Lake Wawasee! :)

Lake Wawasee!

Every summer the Wilson clan spends two weeks at Lake Wawasee! Everyone always has a blast playing, swimming, and fishing together!

 Three excited boys with a good night's catch of fish for the annual fish fry!

(Abe, Nathaniel, and Luke)

 "The girls" sorting shells and doing hair.

(Kate, Annie, Sarah, and Maggie)

 Luke and Abe having fun!

 Jumping off the bridge: a favorite for all the boys! :)

 Josh and Sam being silly.

 Tim's (one of the cousins) 13th birthday was while we were all at the lake!

Our family...well...everyone except Ben, he was at Summit.


Oh, and thanks for taking all of the great pictures Aunt Gail! 

Swimming+Sun+Cousins=Lake Freeman

I know I've posted pictures from Lake Freeman every summer, but we have so much fun that I always want to post more! :) Anyway, here are some shots!

 Cal, Elizabeth, and T.J., on a "piggyback" ride!

 Playing games on the Whaler! I think that was a first. :)

(Stephen, Joshua, Elizabeth, and Abe)

 Best buds Kristen and Maggie, better watch out when those two are together!

Cal relaxing in the sunshine

Katelyn and Cal playing in the sand box

All lined up to do the "chicken dance". THAT was interesting! :)

Back home again...in Indiana!

We're home!!!! We pulled into our driveway around 3:00 AM last night...or this morning. A couple of us stumbled inside, into the air conditioning that is, and crashed on the couch/big arm chair, but the rest stayed outside in the RV for the rest of the night. So we're all a little tired, Dad especially, but we are sooo glad to be home!

Thank you, Lord, for giving us safe travels!