Thanksgiving Day

thanksgiving day.  

filled with family, friends, football and too much food.  paul's sister tessa and her family arrived wednesday and so our guest list was complete.  let the holiday begin......

as per tradition, thanksgiving morning the uncles and cousins headed off to
the annual turkey bowl......
it was a wonderful morning for me too.  during the game, i had a long facetime chat with nicole and then i couldn't stop taking photos.  it was too beautiful to see my boys on the field again.

once they arrived home, serious dinner preparations began...

grandma created the beautiful centerpiece for the table.  thanks mom.

ummm, well..........some of us got to work.

paul was the master chef and had one turkey roasting in the oven, another turkey barbecuing next to a rubbed beef brisket and a honey baked ham!  whoa!!  

the menu  

gravlox

baked brie and crackers

sweet pepper sauce over cream cheese

turkey, turkey, ham, beef brisket

stuffing, mashed red potatoes, gravy

corn off the cob, baked butternut squash and brussel sprouts

cranberry sauce

warm cheddar cheese biscuits

winter green salad and fresh fruit

pumpkin pie, apple pie, divided four fruit pie - cherry, peach, berry and apple

whipped cream, vanilla ice cream

done!

it was delicious and sharing a thanksgiving meal together with family was the highlight of this day of gratefulness.  we feel blessed.

as the adults retired to a comfortable couch and a movie, the cousins played board games through the evening.

thank you for making the effort to come our way, everyone.
i am so thankful for our time spent together.

margo, andrew and nicole, you were missed and lovingly spoken of.  

we are looking forward to our time together at christmas!