I Am STUFFED!

And I thought turkeys were the ones to "get stuffed"!

This is our turkey; stuffed and rubbed with a secret recipe marinade.

Ready to bake!

Then it was off to our yearly tradition of

Pie Breakfast

with friends in Park City.

So many pies. So many friends!

So many memories!

This was kind of a momentous year for our family.
It was the first year since we have been married that we did not feast with extended family or friends.
We had plans for family to come here and then we were going to travel to Idaho
and then we just ended up home - JUST US!
We had a low-key very relaxing day.
Here are a few things we did:

After Pie Breakfast we came home and made appetizers.

Snacked on the yummies...

and watched some football (kinda).

It was on anyway.

Then each of the kids began prepping the dish they chose to make for our Thanksgiving dinner.
Abbi - pumpkin pie
Hudson - Chocolate and Coconut Cream Pie, and Sweet Potato Crunch

 Elizabeth - Salad

 Tessa - gravy

 Maggie and Dani - Crescent Rolls

 Caleb - Orange (fruit) Salad
(yes, we let him in the kitchen)

Weston - stuffing

Brian - Turkey Carving

Cooper - Cat Watching

 Me - The Kitchen Director

Time to EAT!

 After dinner we passed cards around that said'
"I am thankful for you"
and each of us wrote in everyone's cards and shared what we were thankful for about them.

 Grandma Great even joined in!

And then...

It was time for more pie!

 STUFFED!
and very thankful
for all God has blessed us with - especially each other.
God is good.

Giving Thanks!

"Give thanks unto the Lord; 

for he is good:

because his love endureth for ever"

Psalm 118:1

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Grand Finale!

This is my last and very final post about Thanksgiving.

(I know what you are thinking - Finally!)

The following are pics that our photographer took

(Photography by Clark Swensen)

My Dad and Mom 

My Family

Debbie, Grant, Paul, Mom, Dad, and Me

In order of birth:

Paul's family

My Family

Grant's Family

Debbie's Family

Papa and Nana

AND

All 27 Grandchildren

(2 more on the way -  me and my sister are pregnant)

 The Entire Crew

What a fun Thanksgiving!

Great memories.

Backing Up a Bit

I know Thanksgiving 2010 was back in November

AND I know we are now in January 2011

BUT...

I just have to post the following pics.

These pics were taken while we waited for the professional photographer get set up for our big group photo. The cousins (all 27 of them) just love being with each other!!

The final product of our photo shoot will follow in another post.

ps Thanks for your continued prayers for Brian. We are encouraged by all of you!