We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and it went so smoothly. We had nearly 30 people in our house, but I didn't have to cook all of the food. Each family member brought something different and we ended up with a ton of food. Which equals leftovers, which means I ate entirely too much on several occasions. My mom snapped this picture of all of the food on the island. Maybe a little excessive, but Thanksgiving only comes once a year. Since everyone brings their own signature dish we end up with a ton of yummy food on the table. And of course, desserts! Butternut cake, banana pudding, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie bars, mini-apple pies and chocolate cakes and grape … [Read more...]
giving thanks
Thanksgiving is hands-down my favorite holiday. Even better than my birthday or Christmas and not lost in commercialism. It's simple and delicious. It requires nothing more of us than eating our favorite foods with our favorite people. This year we are hosting Thanksgiving in our new home, for the first time. Our life looks a little different than it did at Thanksgiving last year. We have so much to be thankful for and I can't help but get a little emotional when I think of all of the blessings God has given our family. I couldn't name them all if I tried. Not even telling you something I am thankful for each day would be enough. Because I'm constantly reminded of little things throughout … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving
We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We started out the day by watching the parade and cooking a few things. Braylen loved the big balloons and the music, she was so mesmerized by the parade. I get the fun task of making duplicates of everything. Double the green bean casserole, double the Symphony brownies and double the mac and cheese. Each Thanksgiving we visit Allen's grandparents and have lunch with his family around noon. Then we head to my parents house and eat again around 2:00. Both sides of my family come to my parents house for Thanksgiving. I can't tell you how much better this makes things for us. The first year we were married we went to FOUR different places … [Read more...]