Thanksgiving Weekend Festivities

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend.  My parents came up on Thursday, Christian and I got to go on our first date since Gemma had been born on Friday (sad, I know!), Christian's parents and brother and family joined us for a Thanksgiving feast on Saturday, and Gemma was dedicated on Sunday!  Talk about a jam-packed, fun-filled weekend.  Putting together a Thanksgiving feast is no small task, and I could not have done it without my mom's help, that's for sure.  It was fun to host in our new home, however, and we thoroughly enjoyed our family time.

Nana Kay doing bedtime stories with the boys

Me out on my date with Christian for the first time since Gemma was born, finally!!

Micah ringing the bell with the Salvation Army guy.

Micah and Christian's place card masterpieces ;)  

Loving how the eyes became bigger with each hand that was created...

My masterpiece - a beautiful 14 lb, $6.88 turkey (my black Friday deal, lol)

Our builtins, nice and lit up and decorated with Christmas in mind.  I love our stockings on the mantle!!

Such sweet smile.

Tickling Micah got him to laugh!

Love my momma...wished she lived closer.

Me and my turkey :)

Our dinner table.  Grateful for the dining table we scored many years ago that is easy to extend and easily fit 11 people!

I made 3 pies from scratch - apple, pecan and pumpkin.  Apple is a tradition with my dad, but pecan and pumpkin were new for me.  Fun to make them all!

The boys loved having Lilly around to play with.

Reid being clumsy as usual...

And getting hurt.

Trying to get three littles to smile is not as easy as it seems.

Especially when one things it's funny to not look at the camera when asked!

My sweet baby girl.

A hint of a smile here...

My hottie hubby!

Love this man - 10 years next summer, whoa!

So much to be thankful for, and summed up very well in this post.  Family, home and food.  And of course the birth of our Savior!  We are soooo blessed.