We had Thanksgiving at our house this year. Conwey's sister Kasi usually lets us use her house for these things but got a well deserved break this year.
I have to say I really love all of our family. This year it was just Conwey's family but I feel like they are mine too. There is such a sense of love between all of them and I am just very grateful to be a part of it.
We woke up on Thanksgiving morning to this....
A little eire but definitely felt like a Thanksgiving day out! So Conwey and the boys headed off to a Turkey Bowl at the High School and played for a good 3 hours, while Sienna and I headed off to the gym for a couple of classes to try and burn some calories in preparation!
Then it was home to get things ready....I think I fell into my bed at midnight without ever really sitting down. Now I understand better Kasi! :)
I didn't let my kiddos get off scott free though...
This is Jackson tackling me because I took a picture of him vacuuming....I don't know why they are so nervous when I take pictures....it's not like they would ever be out there for the world to see! :) And he really did tackle me to the ground! I had to fight to keep that picture....
Conwey is always the mashed potato maker in the family....so this is what he did for a few hundred hours....
Then the guys in the family came up early and all went to play a mean game of basketball......
Yes those are folding tables...Conwey keeps telling me to get a dining room table but honestly this would be the ONLY day we would ever use it....and yes we decided to go with paper products this year because lets face it who wants to do 3 hours worth of dishes after all that cooking! And I did not do all the cooking. Then I would have been very stressed out...they don't even make me cook a Turkey (vegetarian) Thank Heavens!!! All the food was so delicious! My highlights were as always my mother in law Jill's yams, Paige's sweet potatoes, Sierra's yummy pretzel salad...hmmm I think I may have a sweet tooth. That was all before dessert! Hence the workouts!
Everyone starts arriving...Madie and Baby V
Noah and Sienna love each other...they kept doing "cheers"
Ceily who just turned 13! Happy Bday Ceily! Not sure what she's eating there......
Our favorite family card game....Chowzer....
The exhaustion starts to creep in.....Hunter
Nico and Ed
Lana Lu
Ed...asleep sitting straight up in the chair.....Love him!So this year I have so much to be Thankful for! My awesome family far and near, my wonderful dear friends, my husbands job, my health and my family's health which I feel is such a great blessing...my faith, my home, my blackberry....Just kidding! (kind of...)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!
2 comments:
Wow, you're table looks so nice! And if you wouldn't have pointed out the paper plates I never would have noticed. I'm glad no one tried to get you to do a turkey- they must all know they'd end up with a Tofu Turkey :) And what is this pretzel salad you speak of? My curiosity is piqued...
Sounds like a wonderful day! Happy Thanksgiving. Miss ya...thanks for your kind words.
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