Thanksgiving...

We hosted Thanksgiving again this year and had a wonderful day full of family, food and football. My parents and all of my siblings (and families) made it except Jen and Stacy. Will (a family friend) also joined us.

I made the turkey and green bean casserole and actually managed to get Steve to carve the turkey this year... he usually finds a way to pawn it off on somebody else.

Everyone was in charge of making some of the yummy food... even my brothers :)

We had all the traditional Thanksgiving food... turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, green been casserole, rolls, cranberry sauce, candied yams, variety of veggies, fruit bowl, pies, pumpkin rolls and ice cream. My Mom also made the slushy pineapple/banana/sprite drink that we used to always have at my Grandparents house every year at Thanksgiving when they were alive.

Of course Jamie was in charge of dessert... pies and pumpkin rolls because she does such an awesome job! Loved the peach pie Jamie!

Earlier Thanksgiving morning my parents took the kids to Wal Mart to get out of the house and let them each pick out a DVD. Of course Maddy picked out the only Ben 10 DVD he doesn't have and Avery picked out her favorite... Diego. Yep she would much rather watch Diego (or Ben 10) than Dora or any other "princess" show. It was a nice break for me and I actually got the house cleaned up, turkey cooking and got showered and ready for the day while they were gone. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Jamie and family.

Shalane, Lola and Will in the background.

My brothers searching KSL for cars.

Never a dull moment...

Got to love kissing cousins...

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday 11/25/10

My brother Shawn decided to stay with us for the weekend and made us some yummy spicy sausage/potato/jalapeno/kale soup for dinner one night and french toast for breakfast one morning. Thanks Shawnie-I absolutely LOVE it when other people cook for me! He also spent lots of time playing with the kids and I'm pretty sure he left our house wore out.

I am so thankful for all the wonderful people in my life! I am truly truly blessed! I hope you all had a awesome Thanksgiving and were able to take time to reflect on the blessings in your life.