We had Thanksgiving at our house this year, and we all agreed it was the "best Thanksgiving ever!" I think we say that every year, but it was extra special to have our loved ones gather at our house. Now that Katie is away from home, we realize even more just how special these times are when all our children are at home.Cleaning house before the company arrives.
Larry's idea of a good joke
Victor & Amy, the pumpkin pie sous chefs
Katie prepared a relish tray in this vintage dish that belonged
to my Grandma Alice. We all agreed this plastic tray wasn't elegant,
but had a certain class!
Roasted to perfection
The feast is ready!
Larry & G'ma Irene were telling Victor a story about how
we picked him from all the kids that were available for adoption.
J.J. was showing us his teeth, for some unknown reason.
Grandma and her girls
I had to remove one of J's socks because it had a little hole
in it, and he is obsessive about any little hole. He won't stop
digging in it!
Victor ate everything on his plate!
The centerpiece
The pie bakers (apple pie credit goes to G'ma Irene)
Cutting the pies
A successful Thanksgiving Day hunt! Katie shot this nice buck.
She is quite the hunter--she has fired four shots in her life, and
gotten three deer! Don't you love the way they loaded it up in
the trunk of this little Honda car?
It's a four by five!
Playing games is a part of every holiday
We joined the throngs of shoppers in Grand Forks on "Black Friday!"
Photo Credits: Amy Swenson and Lisa Swenson
