Thankful...

We had a great Thankgiving this year!  My parents and brother Sean came up from Florida and we enjoyed tons of food and family time.  We started Thankgiving morning making up some cute Turkeys--the only variety that the kids will eat!  Okay, in their defense they did eat turkey...and rolls...maybe one green bean?  That's probably it though...

Cute, huh?  Bridger made his all by himself--it's the one on the right with the drippy eye...

Maisie and Charlotte couldn't make any this year, but they had a good time watching everyone else.  Well, Charlotte didn't have that great of a time, I guess--she desperately wanted to eat one!

And this year, for the first time, we (well, my brother Jordan...) fried our Thanksgiving turkey.  Is that redneck, or what?  You can tell we were raised in the south!  We even considered having a whole fried feast...I don't know---that's probably too much... :)

It was freezing outside! 

Jeremy, my mom and sister Rebecca.

Isn't this bird the cutest?  He sits in the pie and lets the steam out--he's supposed to prevent dripping too--but after my kitchen filled up with smoke, I've decided that his main purpose is just to be cute.

My newest niece--Regan Clara  (and my dad)

My sis-in-law Kimalee, Vanessa, Maisie and Rebecca

Our Feast!

Stuffing (my sis-in-law Emilee gave me this recipe and it is my FAVORITE!  it has pine nuts in it, and I LOVE pine nuts!) and our sweet potato mallow.  Vanessa made this--and according to her "cooks don't need to use measuring cups" --which she didn't.  Hmmm.....

Mashed potatoes and gravy

Green beans with toasted almonds

Rolls

Homemade cranberry sauce.  That canned stuff gives me the heebie jeebies.  I don't know why...it just does.

Oh, and mushroom turnovers!  these things are divine!

I got to use my new remote control for my camera (exciting!!!) and it was still hard to get a decent picture! 

Sisters....Sisters...never were there such devoted sisters...

Sean....did you get camera happy???

And for dessert we had the harvest fruit and walnut pie that I made and Jordan made a sweet potato pie and pumpkin cheesecake.

I have so much to be thankful for--I enjoyed hearing what everyone was thankful for as we went around the table too.  Happy Thanksgiving!