*The Shepherd-Aguiar's celebrate Thanksgiving with their family in Florida! Send suggestions on what you wanna see in this book! Love • Bree! ❤️*
Today is Thanksgiving! 🦃
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca are all in Florida for the week of Thanksgiving to be with Will and RJ's families!
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca haven't seen their family members who live in Florida for months due to the Covid pandemic.
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all had a Thanksgiving dinner with Benji's biological maternal side and with his paternal aunt and grandma a few days ago!
Will and RJ wanna make sure Benji celebrates holidays with all sides of his family!
Now for actual Thanksgiving, Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca have flown from California to Florida a few days ago to be with their family!
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca are all in the car and they are heading to Karen and Hank's house which is the meeting spot for Thanksgiving usually!
*Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca's Thanksgiving outfits*
"Who is excited for Thanksgiving today?" Will asks as he vlogs a small clip of the kids talking for memories.
"MEEEEEEEE!" Harlow and Theodore both say in unison with big smiles on their faces.
"Ba ba ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he smiles and plays with his baby toy.
"I AM! I AM!" Averie says as she gets very excited with a cheeky grin.
"Me too! Me!" Coralei says as she smiles at Averie.
"I really LOVE Thanksgiving because I can eat a bunch of delicious food!" Benji says as he giggles and smiles.
"Mima and Nana make the best food ever, don't they?" RJ says to all of the kids with a smile.
"YES!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison.
"Ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he giggles and smiles.
"Luca! Are you excited, baby? Are you excited for food? Mmmm!" Will says in a babyfied voice at Luca making Luca smile and giggle.
"Daddy, Papi! Are we going to Grandma Janice's grave while we are in Florida?" Benji asks Will and RJ.
"We will Saturday, bub! All of us will go to her grave and put flowers on it for Thanksgiving." Will says making Benji smile.
Out of all of the kids, Benji is having the hardest time with Grandma Janice's death.
"I miss Grandma!" Theodore says to Will and RJ.
"Me too!" Averie says even though she only met Grandma Janice a few times.
"I miss Grandma a lot!" Coralei says with ia frown.
"I miss Grandma so much." Will says as he sighs and tries to not cry and RJ rubs his hand gently.
"Me too. Grandma was an amazing and feisty lady! I know she is looking down on all of us today and she wants all of us to have a fun day." RJ says making all of the kids and Will smile.
"Uh oh!" Luca says as he drops his toy.
"Uh oh! You dropped your toy! Here you go, buddy!" Will says making Luca giggle.
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all continue to talk and listen to music!
*****
After a fifteen minute drive, Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca have made it to Hank and Karen's house!
"We are here at Pop and Nana's house!" RJ says as he parks the car in the drive way.
"YAY!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison happily.
"Ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he smiles and giggles.
Karen, Martha, Misty and Sharon all happily walk outside to greet Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca.
"Here comes Nana, Mima, Auntie Misty and Auntie Sharon!" RJ says making Will giggle and the kids cheer.
"HIIIIIII GUYS!" Sharon says as she sticks her head in Will's windows making everybody laugh.
"Hi, Auntie Sharon!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow say to Sharon.
"Ba ba!" Luca says making Sharon cheer with excitement.
"Hi, Aunt Sharon!" Will says as he hugs Sharon and Sharon hugs and kisses him.
"Hello, Aunt Sharon!" RJ says with a cheeky grin at Sharon.
"You guys looks great! I wish I was able to fly to Cali!" Sharon says to Will and RJ.
"Whenever it gets better you are flying in for a few weeks!" Will says making Sharon cheer.
"Hi, cuties! All of you have gotten SO BIG!" Misty says as she hugs Will and holds RJ's hand through the window.
"Baaaaaa!" Luca says as he plays with his giraffe teether ring.
"Hi, Auntie Misty!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison to Misty.
"We can get out of the car and greet you guys, you know!" RJ says playfully to Misty making her roll her eyes playfully.
"He is sassy already!" Misty says playfully to RJ.
"Always sassy!" Will says as he playfully pinches RJ's cheek and smiles at him.
"I wanted to kids to relax in the car a few minutes before having to come in!" Misty says with sass making Will and RJ giggle.
"And hello, Aunt Misty!" RJ says as he waves at Misty happily
"Hi, Aunt Misty!" Will says as he hugs Misty.
Just then, Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all get out of the car!
"I want a big hug!" Martha says as she opens her arms out happily.
"Hi, Mima!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison to Martha.
Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all happily run over to Martha and hug her one by one.
Martha then kisses Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow one by one.
"Ba ba ba!" Luca says as Will hands Luca to Martha.
"Hi, Luca! Look at you! You are so chunky!" Martha says as she kisses Luca's cheeks making him smile.
"Hi, Nana!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison to Karen happily.
"Hi, guys!" Karen says as she hugs and kisses Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow.
Martha then hands Luca to Karen and Karen smiles at Luca making him giggle.
"No, don't play with Nana's glasses." Will says making Luca babble.
"That's okay! He thinks it is fun!" Karen says to Will with a grin.
"Let's all head inside! More people want to say hello!" Misty says with a smile.
Misty, Sharon, Karen, Martha, Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all walk inside and they are greeted by Ricardo, Hank, Ryan, Brandi, Erin, Jacob, Logan and Jerry.
One by one, Will, RJ and Luca happily greet and hug Ricardo, Hank, Ryan, Brandi, Erin, Jacob, Logan and Jerry.
"Hi, Pipo and Pop!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison as they hug Ricardo and Hank.
"Hi, guys!" Ricardo says very happy to see his grandkids!
"Hey, guys!" Hank says with a smile.
RJ then hands Luca to Ricardo and Hank and both men tickle Luca making him giggle loudly.
"I want hugs too!" Jerry says with a chuckle as Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all run up to him.
"Hi, Uncle Jerry!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison to Jerry.
"Hey! It is so good to see you all!" Jerry says to Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow.
Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow then greet Ryan, Brandi, Erin, Jacob and Logan with lots of hugs!
Brandi holds Luca in her lap while Harlow sits on Ryan's lap.
"Are you my favorite little squirt, Harlow?" Ryan asks Harlow and she giggles.
"Yeah!" Harlow says making everybody in the room laugh.
Will, RJ, Ricardo, Martha, Ryan, Brandi, Karen, Hank, Erin, Jacob, Logan, Misty, Sharon and Jerry all sit around and talk while Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca play with the dogs Riley, Little Man and Charlie.
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow, Luca, Ricardo, Martha, Ryan, Brandi, Karen, Hank, Erin, Jacob, Logan, Misty, Sharon and Jerry all hang out while they wait for more guests to arrive!
*****
The next to arrive is Mallory and Derek with their three children Josie, Davis and Myles and Jeff and Brannon with their four children Cayson, Corbin, Connor and Crew.
"We are hereeeee!" Derek says with a big smile at everyone.
"Hey everyone!" Mallory says as she holds a happy Myles in her arms.
"Hello!" Jeff and Brannon both say in unison
"Hello hello hello!" Hank says with a big grin at Mallory, Derek, Josie, Davis, Myles, Jeff, Brannon, Cayson, Corbin, Connor and Crew.
"Hi, everyone!" Ricardo says as he chuckles loudly.
"Hi, guys!" Karen, Misty, Martha and Sharon all say in unison to Mallory, Derek, Josie, Davis, Myles, Jeff, Brannon, Cayson, Corbin, Connor and Crew.
Mallory, Derek, Josie, Davis, Myles, Jeff, Brannon, Cayson, Corbin, Connor and Crew all greet and hug everyone one by one!
"All of the kids are growing up so fast! I can't believe it!" Mallory says with a big smile at everyone.
"I know! It feels like everybody grew a foot since last year!" Brannon says as she chuckles.
"Each year we have more and more kids!" Jeff says with sass making everybody laugh.
"More kids! More pets! It's a lot going on!" Derek says with a chuckle.
"Baby Luca isn't a baby! He is big!" Josie says playfully as she smiles at Luca.
"He is only seven months old! He is a baby!" RJ says playfully to Josie making her giggles.
"Ba ba!" Luca says she claps her hands and smiles.
"Baby! Baby!" Myles says as he hugs Luca and Luca plays with Myle's hair.
"Yeah! That is baby Luca!" Mallory says in a babyfied voice at Myles.
"Crew has a buddy! Yay!" Brannon says as she sits down next to Will as Crew and Luca look at each other!
Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow and Myles all go into the spare room where Hank and Karen have toys for the kids to play with.
"Don't make a big mess, please!" Brannon says to all the kids.
"And please share!" Will says playfully to the kids.
"Okay!" Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow and Myles all say in unison as they begin to play with all of the toys happily making the adults smile!
Crew and Luca are near the adults playing with some baby toys!
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow, Luca, Ricardo, Martha, Ryan, Brandi, Karen, Hank, Erin, Jacob, Logan, Misty, Sharon, Jerry, Mallory, Derek, Josie, Davis, Myles, Jeff, Brannon, Cayson, Corbin, Connor and Crew all hang out, talk and play for the next few hours while Thanksgiving dinner cooks!
*****
It is now finally time to have Thanksgiving dinner!
All of the kids have been playing and watching TV, keeping themselves busy and happy while everyone patiently waits for it to be finally time to eat a delicious Thanksgiving dinner!
"Hey kids! It is time FINALLY time to eat dinner! It is all done!" Karen says to the kids with a big smile as she fixes her apron that has a little turkey picture on it.
"YAY!" Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow and Myles all happily yell in unison as they all run into the dining room together!
"Yaaa!" Crew and Luca both say in unison as they follow the rest of the kids into the dining room by crawling!
"Go Crew! Go Luca!" Erin says as she takes pictures of the babies together.
"You would never have thought Luca was premature! He is the same size as Crew!" Misty says with a grin.
"I know! Luca has grown a lot! Makes me kinda sad!" Will says with a frown.
"Aw, he will always be your baby!" Misty says as she hugs Will and Will hugs her back.
"He definitely will be my special little man." Will says with a grin.
"Are we having a baby race right now?" RJ asks playfully.
"Looks like it!" Brannon says as she chuckles and smiles.
"Ma ma!" Crew says as he looks up at Brannon.
"Hi, Crew!" Brannon says as she picks up Crew and kisses him.
"Da da! Pa pa!" Luca says to Will and RJ.
"Good boy, Luca! Good boy talking!" Will says in a babyfied voice as he picks up Luca and kisses his cheek.
"Make sure you all wash your hands, kids!" Sharon says to Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow and Myles.
The older kids split up to the kitchen and the bathrooms to wash their hands before they all sit down at the kids table that was made by Sharon, Misty and Mallory!
Brannon wipes off Crew's hands with a hand wipe while Will wipes off Luca's hands with a hand wipe.
"Kids! You all will get to fill your plates up first!" Karen says to Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow and Myles.
"Yes! Kids first!" Martha says with a smile at Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow and Myles.
One by one, the adults help fill up Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow and Myles's Thanksgiving plates!
The kids then walk over to the kid's table and they all sit down together!
The kids are sitting in this order!: Cayson, Corbin, Davis, Benji, Connor, Theodore, Coralei, Averie, Harlow, Josie!
Once the kids are settled and are sitting at their table waiting for dinner to start, all of the adults begin to fill up their Thanksgiving plates with food!
Everyone is now in their seats around the tables and they are getting ready to start Thanksgiving dinner!
Everyone is sitting in this order: Sharon, Misty, Will, Luca, RJ, Karen, Hank, Erin, Jacob, Logan, Ryan, Brandi, Mallory, Myles, Derek, Brannon, Crew and Jeff.
Once everyone is settled in their seats at their tables, Hank stands up and begins to speak in front of everyone.
"Okay, let's all hold each other hands as we pray before we eat this delicious Thanksgiving meal. Misty will lead us in the prayer." Hank says to everyone with a smile.
Sharon, Misty, Will, Luca, RJ, Karen, Hank, Erin, Jacob, Logan, Ryan, Brandi, Mallory, Myles, Derek, Brannon, Crew and Jeff all hold each other's hands and bow their heads.
Cayson, Corbin, Davis, Benji, Connor, Theodore, Coralei, Averie, Harlow, Josie also hold each other's hands and bow their heads.
Misty then begins to say the family prayer for dinner!
"Our Father in Heaven, we give thanks for the pleasure of gathering together for this occasion. We give thanks for this food prepared by loving hands. We give thanks for life, the freedom to enjoy it all, and all other blessings. As we partake of this food, we pray for health and strength to carry on and try to live as You would have us. This we ask in the name of Christ, Our Heavenly Father. Amen." Misty says with a grin.
"Amen!" All of the kids say in unison happily.
"Amen!" All of the kids say in unison happily.
"Okay! Let's eat everyone! I'm starving!" Hank says to everyone as they all cheer and smile.
Everybody begins to happily eat their Thanksgiving dinner together!
For the rest of the day, Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore Harlow and Luca all hang out with their family and have lots of fun!
Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their family! :)
Will posts a picture of Coralei, Theodore, himself, Luca, Benji, RJ, Harlow and Averie all sitting together. He writes the caption as: "happy thanksgiving from our family 🤎🦃"
Will posts another picture of Luca sitting on Will's lap and he is eating a biscuit. He writes the caption as: "last thanksgiving he was in my belly! now he is loving on Nana's biscuits 🥖"
Will posts another picture of Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow, Myles, Crew and Luca all siting together. He writes the caption as: "all of the cousins together. Crew, Averie and Luca are the three newest of the bunch ❤️"
RJ posts a picture of Coralei, Theodore, Will, Luca, Benji, himself, Harlow and Averie all sitting together. He writes the caption as: "happy turkey day from us! 🦃"
RJ posts another picture of Benji, Luca, Theodore, Averie, Harlow and Coralei all sitting together. He writes the caption as: "Thankful for these six in this picture! Also thankful for @shep689 and our now THREE dogs! 🤎"
RJ posts another picture of Luca sitting on Will's lap. Luca is smiling and Will is smirking. He writes the caption as: "Luca loves turkey, stuffing and biscuits 😂"
Karen posts a picture of Jacob, Erin, Logan, Hank, RJ and Will all standing behind the couch. Coralei, Benji, Karen, Luca, Harlow, Theodore and Averie are all sitting on the couch. She writes the caption as: "So thankful to be with my children and my grandbabies today! 🧡💛🤎"
Karen posts another picture of Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow, Myles, Crew and Luca all siting together. She writes the caption as: "All thirteen of the cousins together! This is Luca's first Thanksgiving! 🦃"
Martha posts a picture of Averie, Benji, Luca, Harlow, Theodore and Coralei all sitting together. She writes the caption as: "Thankful to have six beautiful grandchildren! Mima loves you Benjamin, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca!"
Martha posts another picture of Averie, Benji, Harlow, Luca, Ricardo, Theodore and Coralei all sitting together. She writes the caption as: "Ricardo was so happy to see his grandkids! All of them are rooting him on with his battle with cancer 💜"
Ryan posts a picture of Coralei, Luca, Averie, Harlow, Benji and Theodore all petting Charlie who is laying on the floor. He writes the caption as: "Charlie with his cousins! 😊"
Brandi posts a picture of Coralei, Luca, Averie, Harlow, Benji, Theodore and Charlie all rolling around on the floor together happily. She writes the caption as: "Charlie loves having his cousins in town 😇"
Erin posts a picture of Averie, Erin and Luca all together. Averie is hugging Erin and Erin is holding Luca in her lap. Erin is sitting down and Averie is standing up. She writes the caption as: "I finally met these two cutie pies! 😍"
Logan posts a picture of Logan and Luca sitting together in a recliner. He writes the caption as: "I am his favorite uncle, shhhh don't tell anyone. 😉"
Mallory posts a picture of Josie, Coralei, Averie and Harlow all hugging each other. She writes the caption as: "Out of the thirteen kids, we only have FOUR girls! Josie is so happy that Averie was adopted and joined the family 🥺"
Mallory posts another picture of Cayson, Davis, Benji, Corbin, Theodore, Connor, Myles, Crew and Luca She writes the caption as: "The boys! All NINE of them! Crew and Luca were born just weeks apart! 💙"
Brannon posts a picture of Cayson, Josie, Davis, Benji, Coralei, Corbin, Averie, Theodore, Connor, Harlow, Myles, Crew and Luca all smiling and they are sitting together. She writes the caption as: "We added three new cousins into the family! Averie, Crew and Luca! 💖💙💙"