Thanksgiving finally arrived and there was so much excitement in the air! Mostly because the guys wanted to play in their annual Turkey Bowl though! LOL! As people arrived we had them write what they were thankful for on paper leaves and then we made a tree out of it. It was really neat to see all the things we are grateful for!
We served 35 for dinner this year, so it was a bit on the crazy side, but the food was all fantastic and there was a lot of it too! We had 2 – 22lb. turkeys and we had a little bit leftover for the next day. The weather was perfect outside and many ate dinner out there. After we ate, we took the kids to the park and let them play for a while. Then we sang to Adam for his birthday and ate pie, ice cream, ice cream cake and tons of whipped cream!
For evening entertainment we played the newspaper game. This is a great one for a big group! Cut newspaper into long strips and then have races seeing who can tear it in half from top to bottom without going off the edge. First person done wins. We raced 3 at a time and it was hilarious. We had kids beating adults and and grandparents trying to beat their kids and grandkids. I laughed when Cason ripped one from top to bottom without stopping and beat everyone. He was ecstatic. It was hilarious. It was probably the noisiest game we’ve ever played in this house with all the cheering that was going on, but it was so fun!
What a great Thanksgiving! It was so wonderful to have all of Bob’s family here and Dacia and her 4 kids and the Eyre’s and their 4 kids. Such a blast! I’m just sad it’s all over…


