*Tuler, Korey, Archer, Sparrow, Hazel and Rory all celebrate Thanksgiving with their big family! Thank you to BrianBadgerMay for helping me write this! Enjoy! Love • Bree 🦃*

It's the afternoon of Thanksgiving! This will be Rory's first, Hazel's second and the twins ninth, but who's counting?

Lots of family will be coming over to the Oakley-Kuhl house for Thanksgiving dinner today!

On Tyler's side of the family who are coming are: mom Jackie, stepdad Ken, their dog Chloe. Brother Gabriel, his wife Emalee and their children Aidan and Evelyn. Brother Ted and his three daughters Harper, Delilah (who are twins) and Olive. Sister Cori, her husband Matt and their three sons Grayson, Graham and Garren.

On Korey's side of the family who are coming are: dad John, mom Danette, stepdad Mike. Older brother Jason, his wife Kelly and their son Milo.

Finally on Troye's side of the family who are coming are: dad Shaun, mom Laurelle, sister Sage, brother Tyde and Tyde's girlfriend Maddie.

Tyler and Korey have invited all of their family members for Thanksgiving this year. However, a lot of them were unable to make it for many reasons, which Tyler and Korey completely understand.

On Tyler's side of the family, Tyler's sister Jana, nephew Maddox, brother Travis, father Todd, stepmom Erika, little sister Allexys and little brother Connor were unable to make it.

On Korey's side of the family, Korey's brother Jordan, sister-in-law Lauren, stepbrother Cody, stepsister in law Mikayla and their children Raelyn and Colt were unable to make it as well.

And on Troye's side of the family, Troye's older brother Steele and sister-in-law Liav were unable to make it.

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Tyler and Korey are preparing food whilst Troye is watching the kids and talking to them. Jackie and Ken are also here and helping prepare food, since there will be lots of guests.

Chloe and Crouton are laying on the dog bed, waiting to see if any food will drop onto the floor. Meanwhile Nash is playing with a toy with Troye.

*Archer, Sparrow, Hazel and Rory's Thanksgiving outfits*

"I'm excited for all our cousins to come over!"
Archer says to his dad and siblings happily.

"Me too! Some of them are even Hazel's age!"
Sparrow agrees.

Rory is currently asleep in her swinging chair, somehow sleeping through all of the noise coming from the kitchen.

"Yeah. It's gonna be a full house." Troye says and nods.

"Dad, are we going to have enough seats, plates and silverware for everyone?" Sparrow asks seriously.

"Of course! We even bought some disposable - but biodegradable, as your mom insisted - plates and silverware. And we've got folding chairs and tables." Troye says with a slight chuckle.

Tyler did his best to be modern, which included sustainability. But there just wasn't enough plates for every person who was coming.

"What's Rory gonna eat? She doesn't have any teeth!" Archer wonders.

"I don't think she'll eat any Thanksgiving food this year. She's too little." Troye answers.

"I get food!" Hazel says and giggles.

"Yes, you will, Hazey! You can try some new foods, too! Like apple pie." Sparrow tells his younger sister.

The doorbell rings, and Archer goes to answer it, since every adult is busy at the moment.

"Hi, Uncle Ted! And hello, Harper, Olive and Delilah!" Archer greets with a smile.

"HI, ARCHIE!" Delilah, Harper and Olive all say in unison to their cousin.

Delilah and Olive are ten while Harper is nine, just being a few years older of Archer and Sparrow.

"Hello, Archer! Where's your mom?" Ted asks Archer.

"In the kitchen with Uncle Korey! They are cooking!" Archer says with a cheeky smile.

"Hi, Uncle Ted! Hi, Olive, Delilah and Harper!" Sparrow says with a grin.

"HIIII!" Hazel yells as she runs over to where her brothers are.

"HI, SPARE!" Delilah, Harper and Olive all say in unison to their other cousin.

"Hi, Hazel! You have gotten so big! Do you remember who I am?" Ted says as he bends down to Hazel's level.

Hazel shakes her head no, unsure who this man this. The last time Hazel saw a lot of Tyler's family is when she was just a few months old,

"It's Uncle Ted! And that's Olive! That's Harper and that's Delilah! Delilah and Olive are twins like Sparrow and I!" Archer says trying to explain things to his sister.

"Ted! Olive! Delilah! Harper! It is so good to see you guys!" Jackie says, happy to see more of her grandchildren.

"Hi, Nana!" Delilah, Harper and Olive all say in unison as they all hug her tightly.

"Hey Mom!" Ted says with a big smile, hugging and kissing his mom.

"Hello! I'm so glad you could make it!" Jackie tells Ted, hugging him back.

"Yes! And we couldn't wait to see the new baby! Where are they?" Delilah asks excitedly.

"Rory is right here, close by the kitchen! She is sleeping right now. But I'm sure she'll be awake by dinnertime or even a little bit before." Tyler chimes in.

Delilah and Harper look over at Rory peacefully napping, and they smile.

"How old is Rory?" Harper asks curiously.

"Only three months, about! But she's on a growth spurt, getting taller day after day." Korey answers.

Rory moves around a bit, but doesn't awake yet.

"And how does she sleep with all this noise?"
Olive wonders.

"| honestly don't know. I think she's just used to it." Tyler chuckles.

"I love her chubby little cheeks. And her dark hair." Olive mentions.

Troye offers the guests some drinks and gets them all what they want before he goes back to playing a game with Hazel.

And again, there's knocking at the door.

Gabriel, Emalee, Aidan, Evelyn, Cori and her husband Matt, Grayson, who's six, Graham, who is four years old, and Garren is age two.

This time, Sparrow goes to answer it. He checks who it is, then opens the door and invites them in.

"Hi! Happy Thanksgiving!" Sparrow tells the nine more guests.

"Happy Thanksgiving! Wow, you're getting so tall!" Cori says happily.

Sparrow giggles, silently wondering why adults always talk about how kids have grown.

Garren looks at Hazel with curiosity, and Hazel comes over.

"Hi, hi!" Hazel greets, understanding that she talks to people who visit.

"Hilli " Garren says back.

Sparrow looks at Graham, who's in Matt's arms.

"Hello! What's your name, again?" Sparrow asks the little boy politely.

Graham shakes his head no, hiding his face behind his hands. He didn't remember his cousins.

"This is Graham. He's a little shy around people." Matt explains.

"Hi, Graham! I'm Sparrow!" Sparrow says with a big smile.

"You were little last time we came to Uncle Tyler's house! Let's go find him!" Matt says as Graham nods, still being shy.

"Aidan! Evelyn! Hello! Come to Nana! And hello, Cori and Matt! Oh my, your boys have gotten so big!" Jackie says as Aidan and Evelyn both hug her.

"Tell me about it! It's so good to see all of the kids, we don't get to see each other much! We need to start getting together more often." Cori says as she helps Grayson and Garren get their shoes off 

"We sure do! Ty, your dad Todd should have came, so Archie, Spare, Hazel and Rory could all four grandparents from your side." Jackie says as Tyler and Rory come over to greet Gabriel, Emalee, Aidan, Evelyn, Cori, Matt, Grayson, Garren and Graham.

"He and Erika were gonna come but dad tested positive covid two days ago so they had to cancel. They told me they are coming Christmas! I know, he really wanted to see Hazel and Rory and get a group picture of the grandkids with him and Erika." Tyler says as Rory starts to wake up.

Despite having siblings from both his mom and dad, he loves that everybody can get along and be family.

On Tyler's mom side there is ten grandchildren, four being Archer, Sparrow, Hazel and Rory. The age order bring Aidan, Harper, Maddox, twins Delilah and Olive, Evelyn, Archer, Sparrow, Hazel and Rory.

On Tyler's dad side there are seven grandchildren, four being Archer, Sparrow, Hazel and Rory. Archer and Sparrow are the eldest, followed by Grayson, Garren, Graham, Hazel and Rory.  

Aidan and Evelyn both happily greet Sparrow and Archer and they all talk for a few minutes.

"Hey, Troye! Hey, Korey!" Emalee says as she walks over to the living room.

"Hello! It's good to see you guys!" Korey says with a grin.

"Hey there!" Troye says with a big grin.

Hazel begins to twirl around and giggle as she and Graham chase each other.

"Hazey, be careful baby! I don't want you to fall." Korey says to his daughter.

"Dance!" Hazel says as she continues to dance.

"I know you are dancing. You are a beautiful dancer." Korey says with a big smile. 

"Hi, Rory! Hi! I can't tell who you look like yet!" Gabriel says to Rory as he smiles at her.

"Korey makes duplicates of himself!" Tyler says playfully causing everyone to laugh.

"Rory is your twin!" Korey says as Hazel and Garren climb onto his lap. 

"No, she looks just like Hazel!" Tyler says playfully.

"Hi, Rory! Oh you are so beautiful! Yes, you are!" Cori says as Rory coos.

"You and Korey make cute babies!" Emalee says with a big smile. 

"What about me?" Troye asks playfully to Emalee, acting offended.

"You and Tyler did too! But now look at Archer and Sparrow, they are practically adults!" Emalee says with a giggle.

"Papa! Let's play something outside!" Archer says as he runs over to Ken.

"Not right now, it's almost dinner time!" Ken says with a grin.

Aidan, Olive, Harper, Delilah, Evelyn, Archer and Sparrow all go outside and run around while Grayson, Garren, Graham and Hazel all stay inside and play.

"Who's still coming, babe?" Tyler asks Korey.

My dad, mom, stepdad, brother Jason, his wife Kelly, their baby Milo. Who else?" Korey says trying to remember who is left to arrive

"My family, you silly geese! My dad, mom, sister, younger brother and my younger brother's girlfriend. They should be on the way, but knowing Sage and my mom they will be late." Troye says as he sits on the floor with the younger kids.

"Oh man, that's a lot of people. How does this house fit everyone?" Korey asks rhetorically with a laugh.

Hazel plays with her toys from her Kiwico box, which she knows how to use by herself now.

"Good job, Hazel. Do you wanna share with Garren?" Troye asks Hazel, noticing Garren looking bored.

"Um.... Yeah!" Hazel replies and hands some of the toys to Garren.

Garren thanks her and copies the game she was playing.

"Can I hold Rory?" Cori asks Tyler and Korey.

"Of course! She's not very fussy, so it should be easy." Tyler says to Cori and picks up the three month old, handing her to Cori.

Rory looks at Cori and smiles, babbling, sort of.

"I hear you! Yes! You have a lot to say." Cori mentions.

"She does this. Sometimes, Rory will be super quiet, but then talk a lot. And Hazel tries to answer and understand her." Tyler chuckles.

"That is so cute!" Emalee comments.

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After some more time, Korey's mom Danette, dad John, stepdad Mike, brother Jason, sister-in-law Kelly and nephew Milo arrive. So do Tyde, Maddie, Sage, Laurelle and Shaun.

Korey goes over and gets the door, inviting everyone inside, and calling for the kids to come back inside since it was getting dark.

"Okay everyone! Let's fill out plates and sit down for Thanksgiving dinner! Eat up and enjoy!" Tyler says with a cheeky grin.

"YAY!" Aidan, Evelyn, Archer, Sparrow, Harper, Olive, Delilah, Grayson and Graham all cheer loudly.

"YUM!" Hazel and Garren both say as they jump up and down.

Korey feeds Chloe, Nash and Crouton a special bowl of food before he gets his plate!

Everyone lines up and begins to fill their plates up with delicious Thanksgiving foods!

Gabriel, Emalee, Ken, Aidan, Evelyn, Jackie, Tyler, Rory, Hazel, Korey, Danette, Mike, John, Archer, Troye, Sparrow, Laurelle, Sage, Shaun, Maddie, Tyde, Jason, Milo, Kelly, Matt, Graham, Garren, Cori, Grayson, Olive, Delilah, Harper and Ted all sit around the tables and get ready for a family prayer before eating their Thanksgiving dinner.

"I love these sweet potatoes, Mom! Can we have these at Christmas?" Archer asks Tyler happily.

"Yeah! I like them too! Especially how they don't have marshmallows." Sparrow agrees.

"Sure! We will be able to have any food you guys want." Tyler says and nods.

Delilah and Maddie talk about astrology and their zodiac signs, not only Western, but also Chinese zodiacs. Tyde joins in on the conversation too.

"That makes a lot of sense!" Delilah says in relevance.

"Yeah, I never really feel like I relate to my western zodiac sign." Maddie adds.

"Mmmm!" Hazel says wish mashed potatoes all over the face.

"Are the mashed potatoes are good?" Tyler asks Hazel and Hazel happily nods.

"Lolli and Pop, do you love an American Thanksgiving? I remember eating an Australian Thanksgiving and it was good!" Archer says with a grin.

"Oh yeah! I remember that!" Sparrow says happily.

"I am really enjoying it! Very yummy food!" Shaun says and Laurelle nods in agreement.

Everybody talks and enjoys their delicious food, and all of the cousins play some more after dinner. The rest of the night radiates joy! :)

*Picture of Archer, Tyler, Rory, Korey, Hazel, Sparrow and Crouton all standing together. Tyler is holding Rory, Korey is holding Hazel and Crouton is sitting in front of Tyler and Korey*

tyleroakley happy thanksgiving from our family to all of yours! 💛

koreykuhl happy turkey and stuff your face day! 😋🦃🤍💛🤎🧡