thanksgiving post #1 – a really long [and boring] post

beware.

this post is very long and has tons of photos!

this is my attempt to capture our holiday.

wednesday [prep]

review food.com recipe for [day ahead] crock pot mashed potatoes...  yum!

remove the pup, so all food items are safe in the kitchen! she looks so pitiful!

coffee... for the much needed jolt of energy

pulling all the needed spices and ingredients

helper #1 is ready!

helper #2..... getting a little nutty with the paprika

some salt and pepper

iron the burlap runner and crisp white napkins

shine the table....have you ever used orange pledge? try it! the smell is amazing.

set the table

dishes before round 2 of cooking.... the stuffing

inherited family cook book... the best turkey and stuffing recipe EVER!!!

don't you LOVE the hand drawn illustrations.... priceless!

LOTS and lots of stuffing... a family favorite and we must have left overs

set the littles table... sorry for the horrible photo. i think i took it around 10pm... bad light!

  

thursday [the big day]

wash, stuff, lace and season the birdie. then... bye bye, in the oven you go!

then you know what time it is!!!  :)

this is the kitchen before... there will be an after [yikes!]

time for gingerbread house decorating!!!

poppy and the littlest cousins watching on

the brothers played a hole of golf in the backyard... i think they had a monetary bet going.

turkey done... now i need to make gravy... grrr. notice there isn't a photo of that! it didn't go well, but i pulled it off in the end!

 time to sit down and EAT!! again... no photos. very busy eating for a whopping 10 minutes!

after... ugh!

more after shots.... not sure where max got the tape that covers his spot at the table!

a little cousin cuddling! kylie, reilly and cooper.

reilly giving her cousin kylie a little thanksgiving dinner!

exhausted kylie... i think we all wanted a post thanksgiving nap!

 we had a GREAT day.

i hope your thanksgiving was wonderful too!

xoxo -erin