happy thanksgiving

gathered around the table for our first thanksgiving in the new house!  it was a great day with just the family.  now if the turkey had not started the day frozen... but it never had a chance because even our carrots were icy!  we only ate one hour later than planned and everything worked out great.  it was a lot easier to have three ovens instead of just one.

maddux surprised me by eating everything on his plate! he ate more than madelyn and mason.  if we had not needed to leave, he probably would have kept eating.  he has been really picky about what he will eat lately, but i will say that sitting at the table has made a huge difference in him not just throwing food on the floor.

the kids brought home some thanksgiving items home to decorate our table.

madelyn brought home a prayer turkey.  each of the colored cards had a prayer/song on it and we have used it for several meals.  madelyn likes them all on the back instead of spread out around the turkey.

mason made a place mat with a turkey made out of his hand prints and foot print and a 'picture' of our family on the back. it was so cute how proud he was of it and how he explained every detail to me and then later to matt.  a great keepsake!

we have so much to be thankful for!  we are all healthy, we have a beautiful new home, we have jobs, we have been blessed with beautiful children.  i hope that everyone takes time to be thankful for the simple things in life - like health and time with the ones you love - because those are the most precious things.

after dinner we went to get into the Christmas spirit.  love.