Whats up with that anyway? I feel like if your going to do it you need to dig deep and come up with something worth posting/reading. I mean, aren't we all thankful for our children, family, and the beautiful weather? Maybe the whole "Im thankful for" should be changed to "Count your blessings" - but that's another soap box all together I guess.
Moving on... This, year as you know, we moved into our new house. It was also our first year to host Thanksgiving. Honestly, it was the first year we had enough space to even consider it. I wanted to have a big family gathering with lots of food and too many pies. I wanted our house to be filled with the aroma of Fall, conversation, and plenty of laughter. You know, the things traditions and memories are made of. And I got all I wanted and more (that is definitely something to count in your blessings!)
So we had a total of 15 people including both sets of grandparent, the kid's great grandpa, my aunt and her family, and our neighbor (and her mother) from across the street at our old house. It warmed my heart to watch my house fill up with guests and everything went off without a hitch. So here a few pictures from this year's Thanksgiving and I hope that there are many more just like it to follow.
I was so excited to host I decided to go with real plates an everything. I am so glad we did.
The "kids" table, turned overflow seating, even had a coloring table cloth. (Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV and no, this TV is not in my dining room, we just had to spread out a bit.)
The dining room decor (I had to mix Chritmas and Thanksgiving this year between the baby and our house doubling in size, there wasn't enough "fall" to go around.)
Turkeys made by the kids
Then there was dessert...it was so good. Beautiful cookies handmade by my friend Wendy (why yes! she sells them)...
"old fashioned" (so it was deemed this year) chocolate pie, pumpkin roll, pumpkin cheesecake...
and did you see those cupcakes?! Feast your eyes friends...
Is it obvious yet, why a post Thanksgiving diet was in order?
As if all the scrumptious homemade sweets weren't enough, we roasted marshmallows with the grandparents and kids that evening...
A little too close to the fire there Dad
Not sure if her mouth is big enough for that bad boy...
Finally, we spent Black Friday at the zoo with all the grandparents. It was a great way to walk off some of those calories and create more of those memories I want my kids to have. After all that' really what its all about.
And that my friends, is something to be thankful for!
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