Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. Stephen's parents and his brother David and sister-in-law Janet with their five children came up for the holiday. Maude and Van arrived on Tuesday, and we did a major shopping trip that afternoon for groceries. David and Janet drove all night Tuesday and arrived Wednesday morning. During the day on Wednesday, we cooked to prepare for the holiday and some of us made a trip to Chuck E Cheese's in the evening. Thursday morning was filled with cooking for the fabulous dinner. The menu consisted of turkey, mashed potatoes, twice baked potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes with apples, twice baked sweet potatoes, cornbread stuffing with cranberries, herb stuffing, greens beans with bacon and feta, homemade rolls, homemade cranberry sauce, jalepeno cranberry relish, and spinach salad with pumpkin pie or pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. It was quite the feast, and we still have lots of leftovers! Then Thursday afternoon, we headed to the movie to see Enchanted while Grandpa stayed home with Benjamin and Ariel. I loved the movie, and it was a perfect family movie for the holiday. Friday, we headed for the zoo. It was a bit chilly, a high of 46 degrees, but very fun. I now have a cold so this will be short and sweet so I can take some Nyquil and go to bed. Enjoy the pictures!