Monday, November 12, 2012

the first of five thanksgivings.

yesterday, we hosted thanksgiving for my mom's family. which means around 2:30 pm, our doorbell started ringing, and within the hour, our home was full of people, food, and lots of hustle and bustle. all holidays can get a little hectic with a family as large as ours - especially in the kitchen, which is why i was very glad that my only three jobs were 1) chocolate acorns, 2) throwing together some centerpieces, and 3) taking pictures.

isn't that picture of my uncle and my grandma the cutest?! love that she was the official gravy taste tester. :) while the finishing touches were being put on our dinner, everyone snacked on appetizers and watched the sunday evening football games. when it was finally time for dinner, we all gathered around in the family room to hold hands and offer a prayer of thanks for all the blessings that god has graced our lives with this year.

and then... it was time for food.

by then, the sun had disappeared, so we sat at our candlelit tables, under twinkle lights still left up from my birthday party (procrastination DOES come in handy sometimes!) and we feasted. 

my dad also figured out how to hook up the tv to the projector so we showed the football game on our outdoor screen. and all the boys said amen.

we really missed my cousin rachel, since she's going to school up north and couldn't come down this weekend, so that is her in that bottom left picture, via facetime! she made her way around the whole party and even though she missed out on the food, hopefully she felt like she was joining us... at least a little bit. :) 

thankful for my family, my home, and the privilege of living so close to my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.
and for apple/pumpkin pie which is a total pie game changer.

can't wait for round two.

19 comments:

  1. 5 Thanksgivings! Lucky girl. This looks so fun. and your centerpieces look great, good job :)
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  2. Thanksgiving outside! Crazy Californians. Here in northern Illinois, we had our first snow day (more like, "light flakes day" but whatevs)!

    Also, I wish I had five Thanksgivings to look forward to!

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    1. hahaha, yes! total californian thanksgiving. although we DID have heating lamps outside and it was about 50 something degrees... i started out thinking that would give us some credit but who am i kidding? we are total pansies.

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  3. omg everything look so yummy, man, i wish we had thanksgiving, this is a celebration that i would love to have :/

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  4. those chocolate acorns are adorable!! and why three thanksgiving? all the food looks great!

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    1. my mom's parents were divorced when she was younger, so we've got one with her mom, one with her dad, and one with my dad's side of the family. :) same goes for christmas! we're busy this time of year! haha

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  5. Thanks for all your awesome comments! I found Meg's blog THROUGH your blog, so thank YOU :) I am loving your blog as well!

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  6. What a cute family! And I think it's so great that you guys have five dinners to accommodate everyone. So cool.

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  7. Those floral arrangements are really something! And the food looks delicious. x

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  8. 5 Thanksgivings? Holy wow!! We'll have our first of 2...maybe 3? This Sunday! Love the flowers, so pretty and everything looks so yummy!
    -Jessi
    haircutandgeneralattitude.blogspot.com

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  9. Looks like you have a great family, the photos are really adorable!
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  10. You guys have a serious feast! Looks like you had a great day.

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  11. You guys have a serious feast! Looks like you had a great day.

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  12. Looks like a fun time! Great pictures! Love the blog :)

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  13. Great pictures!! It looks like it was a really fun night.

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  14. Five Thanksgivings is craazy! Must be so much fun though! ;) lovely photos. xo

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  15. Thanksgiving already, wow! I celebrate about 3 of them and it never seems to get old. I love it so much.
    Looks like you have a wonderful family. :)
    Trish

    www.jellybonesblog.blogspot.com

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