The big feast

This Thanksgiving we celebrated with Julie. It was a very nice day overall, very relaxing and fun. We sure did miss the rest of our families this day and we are truly thankful for each and everyone of you. Before we sat down to eat we went around the table and said what we were thankful for and then we toasted toghether with some yummy sparkling cider.

Aunt Julie read us the story about Thanksgiving and the kids acted out the story with some picture props. The good part of the day is dessert. Julie made a yummy banana cake and we had the classic pecan and pumpkin pie. Oh how I love pumpkin pie. so good.

The Turkey

This year we wanted to do a "pit" turkey again. Last time we did it with some friends on a bigger scale, this year we were flying solo. So Brad and his friend Edward dug a pit and put the turkeys in, covered it up (at 1 in the morning). Well we are in Utah with different conditions so needless to say when we took them out in the morning they were cold. The fire had gone out and the turkey was cooked a little bit. So Brad put it in the oven and It was still the best turkey ever! Good job honey you sure know how to cook up meat.

Thanksgiving Day Activities

The kids colored their turkey and pilgrim pictures.

We made Turkey sugar cookies to decorate and frost and of course eat!

Alyssa and Corbin made name cards for the table.

We watched the big Macy's Parade on TV in the morning.

Birthday Girls

Once again Aubrey and I are together for our birthdays. Its been fun the last couple of years to be together to celebrate one year older. My little sidekick wanted to be in the picture too, of course I couldn't say no to my cute Andrew.

Happy Birthday Aubrey!!!!

Cousins

My sister in law Aubrey and her 2 kids came for visit last week. Ava and Andrew got along really well it was so cute to see them play together. Its nice to have cousins around the same age to play together. Little Tyler is such a cutie too. I just wanted to hold him the whole time. He is 7 months old, such a fun age. We miss you already Aubrey!! It was good to see you guys.

Snowmen

Grandma Marshall came to visit us before Thanksgiving. We had a great time with her here. One of the days she put this snowman craft together for the kids to do. Corbin and his friend Kortney made them for the rest of the kids when they got home from school.