11.26.2012

Thanksgiving Feast

 So I made my 7th (I think, or it may be the 6th) Thanksgiving dinner this year, and I am pretty proud of the turnout.  I made everything from scratch: crescent rolls, sweet potato casserole (AMAZING recipe from my friend Linnlee), stuffing, turkey, green beans, dutchess potatoes (fun spin on mashed potatoes), cranberry sauce, raspberry jello, and homemade blueberry pies (melt in your mouth!).  I always love having my parents come and spend Thanksgiving with us.

Our Thanksgiving day: My dad and Tyler went to the Phoenix car show with the kids while my mom and I cooked and watched the Macy's parade.  We ate around 1 p.m., relaxed and let all the yummy food digest thru our tummies.  Then around 5 p.m. I started scanning the Black Friday ads and making my shopping list.  6 p.m. - Toys R Us online, 8 p.m. - Walmart, 9 p.m. - Target, 4 a.m. - Shopping Mall (Macy's, Gap, etc.)  I actually was pretty much done with Christmas gifts, but I like to stock up on "birthday party" presents for my kid's friends.  It is also our time to stock up on work clothes for Tyler since he wears dress clothes every day.  And this year I was really ambitious and also found all the kids 2013 birthday gifts. :-)  Great feeling to be done shopping for the year!




Cooper refused to smile, but at least he would be in the picture still.

Now this little girl is always willing to smile for the camera.



Another anti-camera child


Cheers!

My mom is so beautiful!

2 comments:

Grant and Taryn Layton said...

You did it! Good work :) Now you just need to play with the widths so your right column is way skinnier so your posting column can be wider (meaning your pictures can be bigger!) So impressed though, it looks awesome, and you have been officially added back to my sidebar.

Mary said...

WOW yumo! So, i would LOVE to come with you shopping, sounds like you know how to do it. no really, you've inspired me!!