Parker's First Thanksgiving in Nebraska

Parker's 1st Thanksgiving in Nebraska was awesome! He did very good on the way up and the ride home. He slept great during the time we were there and was a very good little boy. I think he enjoyed the cool Nebraska air. It really wasn't too cold while we were there. Brad and I also got to go to the Nebraska/Colorado football game while we were there. Nebraska won 40-31 and it was a very exciting game. We went with Brad's good friend Nick and his wife Amy - we had a lot of fun. Parker also got to see lots of his relatives and friends. He got to meet many of his great aunts and uncles and his great grandma. He also got to spend some time with his grandpa for the first time since he was born. Jake did good too. He was a little jealous of the attention at first, but soon got over that. Brad's sister, Jenny and her kids were also in from Colorado, so they kept Jake busy and entertained. We are very thankful for all our family and we hope all our family and friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving!


Parker with mom and Jake and his great aunt Corrine.


Parker with his 2nd cousin Courtney from Iowa.

Parker with Grandma Kleeman

Parker with one of his great aunts, Corrine, who lives in Nebraska.

Parker with cousin Michaela from Colorado.

Parker with cousin Christiana from Colorado.

Aunt Jenny and cousin Veronica who live in Colorado.

A great picture of a tractor plowing the field. This is the view from Brad's parent's back yard. It's a beautiful, huge corn field. On this day, the farmer was plowing the field with the tractor. It was really neat to watch!

This is what the Nebraska squirrels look like - much different from the gray squirrels we are used to in Georgia! I think they're a little more pudgy to deal with the cool Nebraska weather.

This is Jake when we took him hunting. Brad, his dad, myself and Jake went to their blind in Rising City, NE. We left the house at 5am and once we got there and were in the blind, we got to see a beautiful Nebraska sunrise. Jake did good while in the blind. He sat with me by the heater. Luckily, Brad and his dad didn't see any ducks, so no gunshots were fired. This was Jake's first time getting to "hunt." When we were ready to leave, I played fetch with Jake in the cornfield and he loved it. He also "left his mark" all over the area around the blind.

Parker with Grandma and Grandpa Kleeman.

Parker with our family friend, Kathy. She sang songs to him to calm him down - great singing Kathy!

Parker is not happy that daddy shot these poor ducks.

Jake doesn't know what to think about these ducks daddy brought home after hunting.

Jake kept Parker warm on the ride to and from Nebraska. It was so funny because he curled up on Parker's feet on the blanket and looked right at him.