Thanksgiving 2009

We actually didn't have our family Thanksgiving until Saturday at our house! My mom works third shift so time she would get home and we would do Thanksgiving on Thursday and then she has to go to work again Thursday night it wouldn't leave much time for her to sleep so we usually just do it the Saturday after so that we aren't rushed and mom gets some sleep!

So, on Thanksgiving we went into some friends that we have had since High Schools house for lunch and had Thanksgiving with them and his family. They fried a turkey, which I had never had but was wanting to try and it was delicious and all the fixings! Everyone brought things so there was plenty of yummy food to go around.

Then on Saturday it was my mom, twin sister, brother, my grandparents, Bob's grandma, and us! My mom did the Turkey, Gravy made after she got to my house, and a frozen Cranberry Salad, my sister made Sweet Potatoes and a Green Bean Casserole, but not your typical GB Casserole, my grandma made desserts that consisted of a Pecan Pie, Cocunut Cream Pie, and a Strawberry Rhuburb and brought frozen home grown corn, Bob's grandma made homemade rolls and brought fruit cake, and I did the ham, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing and a Pumpkin Cheesecake!!! For the most part this is what our traditional Thanksgiving is every year and it is sooo yummy!!! It is alot of food but we all divide the leftovers up and then we have meals for a few days or put it in the freezer. Then after lunch is over with the girls usually do the dishes, but this year we made little brother get in on the action and help dry dishes...lol! He thought he could get out of it by popping us with the towl...lol, but instead he just got in trouble...ha ha! Oh the good ole days!!! Then after everything is divided up and and the mess is cleaned up we sit around and chat and sample on the desserts as we want!

I always enjoy having family get togethers and I think a good time was had by all!

This is the only pictures that I got for Thanksgiving! I forgot to take my camera on Thanksgiving and I was to busy eating and enjoying time with family on Saturday and didn't really think to take any pictures! These pictures were taken Saturday night of Anna in her new outfit that Grandma got her! I thought it the colors and the little leaves on the outfit were just right for Thanksgiving! The barrette in her hair which is hard to see in the pictures is a pumpkin that I made.

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and now I am ready for Christmas!!!