We had a great Thanksgiving this year! I always miss being at home with family, but we have our wonderful Ohio family that make holidays wonderful! Jon had the day off on Wednesday and we (or rather he) spent the whole day making pies. He made apple, pumpkin, chocolate cream and cherry pie. I love that he is so good at making them and that they taste so good! (pies and bread are the two things that I just am scared to make). We were completely exhausted by the end of the day, so we went and got Sonic for dinner. Our area finally just opened a Sonic and it was fun to eat some yummy food that I didn't have to cook!
Thanksgiving Day was great too! Jon didn't have to work until that night, so he got up and played football with members of our ward. He loves playing in the Turkey Bowel and always complains of soreness for 3 days afterwards. He got home and we got everything finished up. We had Beth & Kyle, the Rasmussen family and the Arrey family over! (Our friend Heather came over later that day too, after she got off work). I love squishing everyone in our kitchen and eating Thanksgiving dinner. Kirsten & Beth made so much of the meal that it was easy to put it together. Everything tasted great! We had two turkeys, mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, rolls, creamed corn, green bean casserole, rainbow Jell-O, and strawberry Jell-O salad. I think as the years go by, Jon eats less and less for Thanksgiving dinner (he calls himself a "lightweight") and I eat more and more. Wow!
We then just got to enjoy each other's company. The kids played and watched "Babes in Toyland" and the girls chatted and worked on projects and the men...well, the men slept. Jon HAD to sleep because of his overnight shift and Ammon crashed in the living room too. It was a great day and always makes me stop and think about ALL that I have to be grateful for. Thank you to our dear family and friends for making another Thanksgiving so fun!
Ammon & Kirsten with their famous rainbow Jell-O (which takes hours and hours to make!)
Hailey, Brynlee & Kate at their table
Ethan, Emily, Lindsey (and Jack) at the "medium table"
Ahhhh, the sign of a good meal!
1 comment:
I love rainbow jello salad! And believe it or not, I love making it, too! Sounds like you had a great Thanksgiving. There is nothing better than being surrounded by friends/family during the holidays!
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