Thanksgiving

Starting the Thanksgiving break off right!  

Watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 

 According to Charlie, "it's a spooky movie.  The Grinch tries to STEAL Christmas!!!"

This past Thanksgiving break was so relaxing.  I love having Tony home.  

charlie helping me make banana cream pie

This year we spent Thanksgiving with my family up in Centerville.  I think it has been 5 years since I have spent Thanksgiving with my parents?  It was wonderful to be home.

We had quite the crowd together for the holiday!  Our family, my parents and siblings, Brian & Laura's family, my cousins and their families (Marcus, Brittany & Aimee), and the Moore's, our good family friends. I think there were 26 of us total? All of the adult females split the food assignments.  I was in charge of the stuffing, two pies and rolls. It was so fun to try everyone's dishes!  I'm still thinking about my mom's punch with raspberries & pomegranate seeds, Laura's artichoke dip & Wende's pecan sweet potatoes (and I don't even like sweet potatoes!).  Seriously, can we get together for a second Thanksgiving feast?!

I rolled out 64 of these homemade beauties

hanging out at the kid table

Joey loved the rolls and just happened to sneak up and steal one as I snapped this photo--too perfect. 

My cousins--Brittany, Marcus & Brittany

The boys loved playing with their aunts and Allie!  Joey even fell asleep in Chloe's arms.  I don't remember the last time he has done that with someone!

a blurry picture of the pies 

Charlie keeping Crew & Finn content in their car seats

It was a great holiday.

I'm thankful for so many things this year.  It has been a year of change for our family, but I feel our Heavenly Father's hand in our lives.

Happy Thanksgiving!