Happy Thanksgiving!

I know, I know. I'm a little late, but this has been one busy weekend! Jody invited his whole family to come up to our house for Thanksgiving, and even though only a few could make it, it was pretty crowded here! We felt pretty lucky to get Treva, Kay, Shane, Veronica, Jaeli, Brian, Triffini, Dominique, Daidre, Dristan, Davis, and Isabella to drive so far to spent the holiday with us! Even though I've been married nearly 15 years I have never actually been in charge of the entire Thanksgiving feast. I was a little nervous, but I decided it was about time! While I spent the morning in the kitchen, Jody took the opportunity to saddle up the horses. They were a big hit!
Even though it was freezing, Brielle had to be the first to get on! Trayson and Dristan did everything together this weekend, even riding the horse!

I think our little Jaeli Jo loves riding almost as much as her cousin, Brielle. She kept making her daddy take her back out again!

Then came the feast. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed. I guess I was so determined to make the meal that my mom makes every year, and I should've known that that level of perfection cannot be achieved overnight. Everything was, however, perfectly edible and just good enough so that everyone could say nice things without feeling like total liars. I'm calling it a success!

I totally forgot to take a picture of our big old turkey (it was quite pretty) but, you know me, I regained my memory around dessert time. This was definitely the highlight for me! Veronica brought cheesecake, I made a couple pies (One was my Aunt Sue's famous dutch oven apple pie. I was immensely proud of it's beauty, but I have to admit that I didn't quite cook it long enough!) and Kay made her delicious cinnamon rolls. Those were bliss!

The rest of our weekend was pretty much dedicated to eating leftovers and watching movies while the kids ran wild. The guys did find some time to take the boys out riding motorcycles. Some friends of ours have a small bike that the kids can ride themselves and it was a huge hit! Doesn't Trayson look way to grown up?!

One of the best parts for me was watching all the kids play so great with their cousins. They don't get to see them often, but they all have pretty great relationships and they just pick up as if they all played together the day before. It was hilarious watching Brielle try to make friends with Bella, who is only 10 months old. Brielle didn't quite know what to do with someone so small, and Bella was pretty overwhelmed by all the people, but they did eventually manage to spend a little play time together. How cute!

Thanks for coming guys!