Happy Thanksgiving to you and all yours!

We had a wonderful day!

Reading..

playing games...

playing with Legos...

eating...

holding the baby...

(we thought it was so strange that 

she would sleep in such a strange position)

precious time with Gaffa...

and eating some more!

Rolls, ham, cornish hens...

stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, fruit/marshmallow salad

with pumpkin (from frozen pumpkin from Ben's garden), 

cherry (from a can) and apple (from fresh apples) pies for dessert!

Thanks to the help of my mother, all the food came out perfectly and the timing was spot on! We made the pies first to get them out of the way and allow them to cool before eating. My dad made the sweet potatoes the day before, and my mom and Xiomara made the salad the day before so those were taken care of! The rest just went together and everything turned out great!

I am sad that I didn't take a group picture, or at least get a picture of the baby for her first Thanksgiving - and her 3 week birthday! Bummer! But we were all there and we all ate as much as we wanted because there was plenty - I love these leftovers!

Happiest Thanksgiving ever - mostly

Except for the fact that we missed our friends, Steve, Tamara and Felix, we had a very nice Thanksgiving. It was all about the meal, of course, and I was so happy with how it turned out. Everything came out perfectly and the timing was right on! It was so perfect that we sat down before Kevin arrived with his workers. It was a wonderful meal and I was just so pleased with myself and happy to share it with my fantastic family!

Emily helped with the cornish hens.

Pecan, pumpkin, blueberry

rolls, hens, salad, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and mashed potatoes

It truly is one of my favorite meals but I do wish we could of had friends or family join with us. I guess I need to invite people. I'll work on that.

Thanksgiving with family and friends!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a laid back day and enjoyed having my parents and the Smiths over for dinner. I didn't take any pictures of the dinner: My mom and I made cornish hens, fruit salad, stuffing and rolls; dad made sweet potatoes; Tamara made turkey and desserts! Tamara made some great treats: pecan tarts, apple pie, chocolate peanut butter pie and chocolate mint pie!

Ben had fun making a turkey decoration.

The girls made signs and pictures.

Lots of baby loving!

Crocheting lessons.

Some nappimg.

Loom band bracelet making.

Lots of games!

Some reading.

Dessert time!

It was a great day! Hopefully, after the Smiths move, we'll be able to get together and keep it a tradition!

Thankful hearts (and tummies)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your turkeys, too!

Once I start taking pictures they want me to keep taking pictures and then they get really goofy.

 We were able to celebrate with our friends, Steve and Tamara and Felix. They brought some food and I made some food, and it was all delicious. Fruit salad, cornish hens, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes were my contribution.

Tamara brought her sweet potatoes, turkey and rolls. I made the stuffing. It was all so yummy.

What a spread!

We also enjoyed dessert - Tamara made pecan tarts and chocolate pie, and I made a pumpkin pie. The kids all said they were stuffed (just like a turkey, so I really do have turkeys!) so you know it had to be good. We played games, talked, and had fun. It was very nice to have friends to enjoy the day with us!