Well, I made it through another Thanksgiving and Black Friday. This post is a little long and full of pictures!
We had an amazing dinner yesterday at my brother's house. It was his family, my family and our mom. In all we had 13 people to feed. Every year we say that we are gonna make a small meal. Well, once again, that didn't happen. Here is the list of all that we had.
*Turkey
*Ham
*Chicken & Dressing
*Mashed Potatoes
*Hash Brown Casserole
*Homemade Mac & Cheese
*Sweet Potato Casserole
*Corn on the Cobb
*Green Beans
*Cranberry Sauce
*Rolls
*Stuffed Eggs
*2 Pumpkin Pies
*3 Pecan Pies
*2 Chess Pies
*2 Chocolate Chess Pies
*White Cake with Chocolate Frosting
*Fruit Salad
I have to say here that we had TONS of leftovers! There were things that didn't even get a spoon stuck in them. So we have lots of food that we brought home and that means that I don't have to cook for a couple of days!
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After we ate, all 5 of the adults and my niece Kassie played cards. We got there around 11 that morning and just had a calm day enjoying each other. It was great! I hated that it had to end.
Then this morning my mom, my niece Kassie and I all went shopping. It was so much fun! We got up at 3:45 and were at Wal-Mart by 5 AM. I do this every year. I have had lots of different people to go with me. I am sure that Kassie will continue to go every year though. She loved it! After we shopped, we went to breakfast and then took her home. Mom and I were home by 10 or so and when Nathan took a nap, so did I. Now I am rested and ready to face the rest of the weekend.
George and my brother Daniel have gone fishing all day, which is something they try to do every year also. And tomorrow will be the day we put our Christmas Tree up. I am so excited about that because I have almost finished all of my Christmas shopping and will have some gifts to put under the tree! That usually doesn't happen until almost Christmas.
I want to share some pictures from our family's Thanksgiving Day with you. Hope yours was as happy as ours!
Me and my honey
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My mom and Kassie
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Jessie pulling Nathan
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Me and Kassie
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The yearly pulling of the wishbone!
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Jacob vs Joey....
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Jacob won!
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Mom waiting for the food to get ready
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Kassie waiting for food to get ready and making a scarf. She is so talented!
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Tammy is expecting her 6th baby, we are SO EXCITED!!! Here she is waiting for the food to get ready.
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The amazing spread!
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WOW! Look at that Pecan Pie!!! It was SO good!
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Jessie after he ate the cake.
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Nathan after he ate cake.
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Me and kassie playing with my camera, taking pictures in the mirror.
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I will be posting more pictures later of all the cousins together. They are SO GOOD! So make sure you check back to see them!
4 comments:
I can't believe how much your niece looks like you! It sounds like you had a wonderful day.
I'm glad you all had a good Thanksgiving. I love Black Friday shopping too!
Hi! Looks like you had a fantabulous Thanksgiving. :) I loved all the pics! You are so brave to go out on "Black Friday"... I don't like shopping much less from Thanksgiving - New Years. The crowds just scare me and I would rather not deal with them. LOL - People get so mean, too. It always amazes me that the Christmas spirit gets swallowed up with greed. :) I give you kudos, though, to be able to get up that early and face those crowds and such. :) Hey, what is a chess pie? How do make them? They sound interesting. :)
Blessings & Hugs,
Vania
Wow! What a great Thanksgiving! I am so glad all of you had a fabulopus time enjoying your day together! I don't know about you, but we ate too much! LOL
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