Showing posts with label thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thanksgiving. Show all posts

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Thanksgiving Weekend

We hosted Thanksgiving at our new house this year. We had Nate's parents, his sister's family and his brother's family for a total of 17. I had fun decorating the tables and making place settings for everyone.


We used our vinyl machine to cut out everyone's name. I thought they turned out very nice, and the kids were excited for the candy inside!
Nate and his dad intently looking through all of the Black Friday ads. I think Nate's dad spent more time than the rest of us combined! Nate and I went out early on Friday after 2 1/2 hours of sleep (thanks Ian!) while Nate's mom watched Ian.
The cousins playing in our back yard. It was a pretty nice day and we didn't have any snow to worry about yet.


Me cutting up my first turkey. I soaked the turkey in a brine in a big bucket in the fridge overnight so that it would be nice and moist. It wasn't quite as moist as I had hoped, but it was a lot better than some of the turkeys I have had in the past. It also had a good flavor.



Everyone playing Rock Band.


We had a great time having everyone over for the holiday. It helped remind us of all the things we are grateful for.