Thanksgiving in pictures

Sorry, no pictures of the cook (I didn't actually shower until after it was all over!). We hope you all enjoyed the holiday with your loved ones. Despite Maggie having a cold, the day turned out wonderfully. We stayed indoors all day long, cooking and just being together. I couldn't believe that we basically had all the dishes ready at the same time! I give this credit to my husband's help in prep work the night before (chopping and bagging all vegetables), and my double ovens. Who knew they could come in so handy?! Overall, our meal turned out lovely and tasty. The turkey, as I mentioned previously, was my first attempt at preparing and cooking. I think I expected it to be SUPER flavorful, but it really wasn't. Aron said that unless you smoke it or deep-fry it (what they do in Texas!), you really can only expect turkey to be one of two things: dry or moist. Ours, thankfully, was very moist. So, I would say it was successful! Our least favorite dish was the scalloped pumpkin and spinach (rather bland), but Maggie LOVED the spinach and kept scooping up handfuls. And, I'm sad to say the pumpkin pie turned out poorly. It was way too runny (how is that possible?!) and we chalked it up too much sour cream and too many eggs called for in the receipe (this is most likely my first Cooking Light recipe that we will never use again). Instead, we ate some egg nog gelato and sipped coffee with mint truffle creamer into the wee hours of the night.

We have much to be grateful for: a good and gracious God committed to making right what was once broken, wonderful family and friends all around the US, an enjoyable and growing marriage, a delightful baby girl, a new home, Aron's good job, a church we love, and all the little things we take for granted.