Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year. Braden's sister, Laurie, came in from MO and it was AWESOME to have her. We offered to host Thanksgiving dinner at our home this year for a variety of reasons. We definitely don't see her enough. First, Braden's sister's baby was (and still is) in the hospital meaning the family wasn't going to be getting together at Braden's parents house. Second, we wanted to make sure she would be able to be a part of Thanksgiving without doing any work, so it wasn't going to be at her house either. Third, it is a whole lot easier to cook allergy-free food myself than to dictate instructions to everyone else. So we offered to make the turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, rolls, stuffing, veggies, drink, and a couple pies.
I was so grateful for Amanda (my chocolate SIL) coming down the night before and helping so much. We always have fun together. This year, we enjoyed working on Norbert, our Thanksgiving turkey.
The spread was yummy and even included a deep fried turkey (not Norbert).
The cousins had so much fun together all day. All these little ones and the oldest is 8...
The adults ate outside. We blocked off our patio with a shade screen so it wouldn't be too hot (it was over 80* that day and very windy). I also strung Christmas lights across the ceiling which was very pretty at night. I love having excuses to get out the nice dishes and crystal glasses.
But the whole week wore me out and the next night, I didn't make it past 9 pm.
The spread was yummy and even included a deep fried turkey (not Norbert).
The cousins had so much fun together all day. All these little ones and the oldest is 8...
The adults ate outside. We blocked off our patio with a shade screen so it wouldn't be too hot (it was over 80* that day and very windy). I also strung Christmas lights across the ceiling which was very pretty at night. I love having excuses to get out the nice dishes and crystal glasses.
But the whole week wore me out and the next night, I didn't make it past 9 pm.
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