Thanksgiving 2012

We had a perfect Thanksgiving Day this year.  It seems the older we get the less of a fiasco the holiday is!!!  I remember our first one and I think everything was ready an hour late.  My brother came early to make his cheesecake and the kids helped him by sneezing in the batter and eating the nuts that he was going to use. I think they loved it!

This year all 15 of us were able to sit around one table (the farmhouse table Paul made) which made me REALLY happy.  I loved having everyone together.

I had a blast making some little things from Pinterest for my guests.  These are cornucopia treats made from ice cream cones.  We set up the steamer and put the cones in the top tray.  That allowed us to bend and curl them and then as they dried they became solid again.  We filled them with yummy M and M's.

We also made pilgrim hats out of Reese Cups and Fudge striped cookies.

I filled some candle holders with corn to add to the ambience.  Of course everyone tried to pop some of the corn in the flames but it didn't work.

The kids got a Thanksgiving Mad Lib.

And everyone got a VERY corny (hee hee) joke.

The kids decorated by making a turkey of all of the people coming that they were thankful for.  Noah wanted to add Uncle Bob so he put him on the turkey.  After he added him he asked me if he had an Uncle Bob.  I told him he had two Uncle Bob's but neither one was coming to Thanksgiving but he insisted on putting him on the turkey.

The kids and I made these adorable 2X4 Turkeys to give out as favors.  Paul cut the wood, the neck is from a paint stirrer and the feathers are popsicle sticks.  We had all of the pieces in house and I think they are wonderful!

Paul's mom greeted us with a new Scentsy that lit up the occasion.

And we all remembered to GIVE THANKS!!!  God has blessed us so greatly and we couldn't be more grateful.