Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving with just the 5 of us this year.

Harrison and Noah provided the name cards, and did a great job making each one very individual. I think Olivia had 2 name cards because each of the boys wanted to make her one. They were decorated with turkeys, cornucopias, and lots of food.

This is us sitting down to eat. Notice something missing? The turkey. Just before dinner, after the turkey had been resting, and all the sides and gravy had been made and were hot and ready to go, we noticed the drippings from the turkey had just the slightest pink tinge to them. So back in the oven the bird went, and we started without him. I really hate cooking turkey. Every year I read all the tips and tricks, and get a new oven thermometer, etc., etc., etc. And almost every year I have to put the bird back in the oven when I thought he had finished cooking. The Sunday before Thanksgiving I cooked a 7 lb chicken, which was much faster than cooking turkey, and it turned out moist and delicous. I'm thinking next year I'll just do that, and call it a turkey.

When we sat down, we each said what we were thankful for. Harrison started us off with "All of God's creations, especially the whole earth." Noah was ready to eat, and not too excited that we had to talk first, but then grudenly said, "Soda," which was sitting in front of him at the table. Harrison responded, "No, Noah, you must be thankful for something important. Like all of Gods creations. I think that includes soda."

While the turkey wasn't the greatest, I did make a pretty mean pumpkin cheesecake. I followed Pioneer Woman's recipe, and it turned out super yummy. It was huge, though, so we invited some friends over for Pie Night on Friday. I think this will become a new tradition. I love making pies, but since we usually have a small gathering, we can't (or shouldn't...) eat all the pies by ourselves.