I was really looking forward to Thanksgiving this year! Ashley and Cade made all the arrangements for our families to stay at a cabin at Yuba Lake. It was fabulous! Large, spacious, plenty of kitchen space for lots of cooking and baking. The cousins loved being together and play and run around and do their thing- and us Sista's stayed up
so late chatting and chatting and doing
our thing. So fun! It was the perfect getaway for us all to be together. This was the first I had seen Katrina since she'd left on her mission, it was good to see her and Giuseppe, newly engaged! (we really questioned if they even liked each other at the end of the weekend.)
We arrived the day before and celebrated Granny's big 70th that evening. We played some fun games all about Mommy, and had de~lish Birthday cake. We love Granny!!!
The big Thanksgiving day, all us gals were busy in the kitchen while the kids played and played. It was
so chilly outside so they found other ways to entertain themselves.
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| The kids spent plenty of time sliding down the stairs in sleeping bags. |
We had divided up dishes pretty good, but we were all together busy with our own projects all morning. It was great!
Cade and Ashley smoked their turkey outside~ it was a de-lish rotisserie flavor! Jon tackled our bird (his first) in the roaster and did really well! Everything was so delicious!
Then all the kids wanted to come to the kitchen and help us. They did really good- I appreciated help with the 10 lbs. of potatah's!
The tables and centerpieces were so pretty, it all looked so lovely. I don't know how Ashley had time or energy to pull all of that together! And that was the most delicious meal I've ever had. For reals.
These three cuties are ready to
eat!
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| This is maybe my favorite shot of Eli of all time. |
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| Look at our view! At night I had to just go out back and stand on the patio and take in the glorious night sky. It was the brightest moon I've ever seen, it lit up the lake so beautifully. |
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| These kids are anxious to help because they are hungry!!! |
Poor Sam was so hungry, and kept getting shooed away from the roll table. He finally fell asleep and missed dinner! When he woke up, he headed straight for the rolls and started eating, daring anyone to stop him. We didn't.
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| Sam had a quiet dinner to himself. |
It is just so fun to all be together, laughing, talking, going through the pictures on our phones and catching up together. I am so thankful for
my wonderful family. These kinds of gatherings are a little taste of heaven on earth.
We arrived the day before and celebrated Granny's big 70th that evening. We played some fun games all about Mommy, and had de~lish Birthday cake. We love Granny!!!
The big Thanksgiving day, all us gals were busy in the kitchen while the kids played and played. It was so chilly outside so they found other ways to entertain themselves.
Cade and Ashley smoked their turkey outside~ it was a de-lish rotisserie flavor! Jon tackled our bird (his first) in the roaster and did really well! Everything was so delicious!
