Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving turned out great.  It's been at our house almost every year since we've been married, except maybe three times.  For some reason, I was nervous about it this year, thinking I was going to forget a side dish or not cook the turkey, or cook it way too long and dry it out!  But, everything turned out great.  I made the turkey, the DELICIOUS sweet potato casserole & corn casserole.  Everything else was potluck style, which makes it so much easier!  We had Grandma Lois, Rachel and family, Jace and family, Jim & family and Gwen's brother and family.  The food was great, the weather was awesome, it turned out to be a nice day!  After dinner, some of us went on a hike up Silly Mountain, it was really fun!  The girls were SO tired that night and went to bed great!  I hardly took any pictures, because nobody liked getting their picture taken!  Can't blame them, I hate it too haha!

 Hailey & Jaren played Mario Brother's in the

morning while I was getting food ready.

 

 Jaren and Steph carving the turkey.  Someone posted a video

on facebook about the proper way to carve a turkey.  He showed

two ways, the first, he said, was unorganized and unappetizing!  Ummm,

that is the way I'd been doing it for years....haha!  So, we watched the proper

way, and Steph showed us, and it looked nice and pretty!

 

 Caught a picture of this little cutie

running through the door.

 

 Jim & Gwen's brother and wife.

 

 John and his cousin on Gwen's side.

 

 The girls freaking out when John tried coming in the house!

 

 Picture "hurt your ears, high pitched girly screams",

that's what was going on when I took this pic!

 

 Addy & Hannah enjoying their pumpkin pie.  I was

surprised Addy ate it!

 

 Game of Aggravation!!

 

 Reagan trying to get a picture of me

taking a picture of her!

 

 Grandma Lois.

 Game of dodge ball, pretty funny to watch!

 



 The hike!

 

 Addy and Elsie holding hands....so cute!  This was Addy's

first real hike, and she did awesome! 

 

 Reagan had lots of fun!

 

Part way up.

"Hmmmmm, this rock looks comfy to take a rest on"....haha!

 

 

 Cute little Hailey Bug.  She did awesome!  So good

that she was running up ahead and making me nervous!

 Love this girly!