Here are a few snapshots from our day:
Dad raised this years' turkey and , at dress weight ( no feathers or....insides ) it weighed in at 28 lbs!
Smoking a turkey is hard work. Dad sat outside turning the bird as needed and making sure it turned out just right:
Sitting outside for almost 6 hours while cooking the turkey could have been very lonely if not for Mack who learned plenty about turkey cooking and tire changing as Papa worked on the turkey and a flat tire. Here she is showing him how she can bounce from " My buns to my toes!" :
It wasn't long before there was more company!
Mike had to work but he came just in time for dinner and to enjoy the company:
The younger kids sat together at this table that Mom found at a craft fair! Kaleb really wanted to show his silly face. Everyone got a chuckle at Mackenzie's prayer " Dear Jesus. Thank you for our foods. Please bless it to your body and your body to your service. And please help Brooklyn be nice. Amen." For the record- Brooky wasn't being unkind, she just wasn't in the party spirit( you can tell by the picture):
We also celebrated Dad's birthday since it was just a few days later. Mack was very curious about what was in that wrapping paper:
Though we were missing Nikki from our motley crew, it was really great to have Clay and his family with us for Thanksgiving. This is my favorite picture of the day:
Anaka came home to spend the night with us since she and I had a movie date the next day. She read Mack her bed time stories, even when she picked a really long one!:
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