Thanksgiving Day

This is the first Thanksgiving that we have spent together since before Addison went on his mission.  We had a great day.
Bridger, Kennedy and Vanessa made pilgrim hats that were good enough to eat!  A lot of concentration going on....

While we were making last minute touches on the dinner, decorations and having fun with the children, the men were outside keeping watch over the turkey.  Jordan brought over his deep fryer, and expertly seasoned the turkey.  He does have a specific method!  Sean was with them, I don't know where he is at the moment.

We had dinner at Lindsay's house and the tablesettings looked like a magazine spread. She transformed a paper grocery bag into a turkey filled with popcorn.  Bridger loved eating the insides of the paper turkey.

The dinner was delicious!  We always have pretty much the same foods, our Thanksgiving favorites.  Doesn't that turkey look delicious?  Good job Jordan :)  The skin is crispy and the inside is so moist.  Lindsay made homemade rolls, homemade cranberry sauce, and stuffing.  I made mushroom turnovers and green beans with toasted almonds.  Vanessa made sweet potato mallow, and Mabulane made mashed potatoes.

Rebecca made 2 vegetable dishes, mashed parsnips and I forget what the other one was.....

We have a Thanksgiving tradition that everyone says what they are most thankful for, I almost enjoy that more than the food.  Our family is growing!

We were all so stuffed, just like the turkey!! We played Thanksgiving Bingo.  I made too many pictures on the Bingo card, making  the game  quite lengthy.  After that, the men played football to burn off some of the calories.  Dave was on duty after dinner so he didn't get to play.  

The girls looked after the babies, and watched the football game.
Maisie is in the stroller behind Charlotte and Kennedy.

There she is!  I think Kim must have been changing Reagan.

Bridger took our picture so we could all be in the group together.

Ha ha ha!!! He cut off our heads, I told him to try again.  Good thing Lindsay bent over!!!

After that fun outing, it was time to eat dessert.  Jordan made a pecan pie in a tart shell with crushed pecans.  The filling was really good too, there was a hint of cumin.  He also made a sweet potato pie with meringue.  Lindsay made a pumpkin pie with whipped cream.  The crust was really different.  She rolled it up and cut slices like cinnamon rolls and then layered the pie plate with the rolls.  Vanessa made her first pie ever, Harvest Fruit and Nut pie. She made the crust from scratch and put a little heart on top.

The guys played Risk and Lindsay, Mabulane, Vanessa and I played Ticket to Ride.  I'm pretty sure that Mabulane won, and Addison won Risk.  

Do you notice a camera hog?

Neo was so exhausted, she fell asleep in Sean's arms, oblivious to the hoots and hollers from the Risk game.

Good night :)