A Homegrown Thanksgiving

We held our first official Thanksgiving in our new home. Since today was such a busy day, I did a lot of my cooking yesterday. I made up the dressing and pies in the morning and whipped up a batch of buns after the kids were in bed. After I got the turkey in the oven this morning we all got ourselves ready for church. I had to give a talk and teach young women's. Camilla saw me curling my hair and decided she might like some too. My goodness it made her look so grown up! She and Hyrum looked adorable and I had to take a picture of the two of them before we left.

Nana and Auntie Faith came up to enjoy the Holiday with us. Nana came to church with us this morning to help Mike out with the littles while I was speaking. It was great to spend the day with them.

 

When we got home from church the house smelled amazing! Turkey-lurkey was cooking up fabulously and browned up really nice. The flavor was incredible! There is nothing better than a homegrown turkey. Thanks Mum and Dad for raising such deliciously huge Turkeys and sharing them!

Mr. Stannix carved it up for me while I put the finishing touches on dinner. It's kind of his thing and he's gotten really good at it! 

This is the first time we've had a kitchen this big to dine in. Usually we are crammed into our tiny pocket kitchens with our elbows touching as we visit and enjoy. The extra space sure was nice this year!

 

Joseph pretty well licked his bowl clean. He is a huge fan of dressing, potatoes and gravy!

 

This was also my first year making pie crust! Usually my mamma does it, or I just buy them and make my own filling. I used my Mum's recipe and it actually turned out okay. Next time I'll roll them out a little thinner and they will be perfect! I made one apple and one pumpkin.

 

When it was time for everyone to leave, Joseph gave the cutest waves. I love the new things he learns each day and I couldn't get over how sweet his chubby little hands were as they waved good-bye.

 

We've had a great time visiting with family this weekend and are looking forward to spending the day together with Daddy tomorrow! Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends and family.