Giving Thanks

So, our first Thanksgiving in Boise.  This was our first Thanksgiving on our own.  No family around.  We decided on a relaxing day at home.  Chris was interested in changing things up and trying something other than turkey, but Little Lady was insistant - we must have turkey!  After all, there is so much talk about Turkey Grandma (my mother - she raises turkeys) that she HAD to see what all the fuss was about.

 

 

 

We started out getting in the Thanksgiving mood by signing up at church to bring in a box of food for a less fortunate family.  We had a specific list of items to get.  It was meant to feed 4-6 people.  It was mostly canned items, aside from the turkey, potatoes, butter and rolls, and the total cost came out to $46.62.  I'll be interested in seeing what it costs next year.  This is a picture of the truck being loaded up at church.  Look at how many roasting pans there are and think of all the families this helped!  Trying to teach the kiddos about helping others early.

 

We grabbed a 20 lb bag of potatoes (3.99!) to use for the church donation and our own uses and they were HUGE!  Now THAT is an Idaho potato!

 

 

This wasn't even the biggest one.

 

On Wednesday, Little Lady helped me make a pecan pie for Thanksgiving dessert, Papa's favorite!

 

Today I made our enitre meal.  We have leftovers for DAYS upon days, but I had specific things I wanted and it you're gonna make them, you might as well make enough for several meals.  On the menu was turkey, of course, Grandma Pat's stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, and mashed potatoes.  Everything was delicious.  I linked some of the recipes to share.

 

 

 

Papa carved the turkey with a very intrigued audience.

 

 

A nice spread with Little Lady's hand turkey as our decoration.  And of course a bottle of Sparkling Cider.  No Thanksgiving would be complete without it!

 

We have so much to be thankful for.  Healthy children, a roof over our head, food on our table, gas for our cars, money for our bills.  We work hard for all of them, but are so thankful our hard works pays off and we can enjoy the fruits of our labor.  Personally, I am incredibly thankful for my hardworking husband and how he provides for us and has given me the opportunity to be home with our children.  I will be forever grateful for that.  I am also thankful for two healthy, happy children.  Life is good.

 

 

 

So, who is joining us next year?