We did not have any family come into town this Thanksgiving. Of course we love our family, but we were excited about having a relaxing break unlike what usually happens with tons of traveling and family visiting. Our plans were to eat with the Gillams because they usually come over and eat with us. This year we went to their house to eat.
K fried a turkey and we cooked a small ham in our crock-pot. Jen made mac & cheese along with cranberry sauce. I had sweet potato casserole and mushroom casserole. For dessert, we had different pies (some home-made and some store bought). We got to J/K's house around 2 and the kids played upstairs. Keith had his iPads hooked through facetime so we could see the kids. Since they were playing, we adults ate first. It was nice to actually sit down together and talk since usually we are on kid patrol through meals. The Lions were playing too so we watched football as well. The food was all really good with the turkey being my favorite in addition to the sweet potato casserole. After we adults finished, we fixed plates for the kids and they came downstairs to eat. I can't remember how much or how well they ate, but they must have eaten enough to be full. Abe had some pumpkin pie for dessert. Rin and Wes had some ice cream. After we all ate, the kids played some more and Linda/Sebastian stopped by for a while. Linda was supposed to eat Thanksgiving dinner with us, but she decided to cook for her kids instead. That was fine, I was glad she stopped by to visit. Naptime ended (but I don't think it really ever started) and the kids played video games with the dads while Jen and I looked through fliers for Black Friday. I don't think the kids ate again before bedtime, and since it was a holiday, we decided to just spend the night. We put all the kids to bed and watched hard-knocks about the Cincinnati Bengals. I think I fell asleep around 1 or 1:30. The kids slept til 7 (as usual) and then our family headed out because we had to take care of Cooper, and we promised the kids we would decorate for Christmas. The kids were so excited about getting our tree down from the attic that we didn't want to wait any longer. Thanksgiving was late this year so instead of 4 weeks before Christmas, we only had 3. B started playing Christmas tunes before Thanksgiving which we don't normally do but we were running out of time. I don't think I have any pictures from Thanksgiving but it was successful and we have more than enough. I don't have the space or time to list all the things we are Thankful for but at the top of the list, God has given us his grace and mercies, salvation through his Son, and the chance to live life for His glory.
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