happy thanksgiving!

Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is GOOD. His mercy endures forever. we have much to be thankful for this year and had a great day of giving thanks to our God who supplies all our needs (and most of our wants too!) matt was scheduled to work thanksgiving but took some vacation time so he could be home. a 5-day weekend has been so nice!

we kicked off the morning watching the parade. sophie was ready to go and didn't quite understand why we weren't there to watch. when i told her we'd have to fly on an airplane to get there she really got excited. maybe someday....i'd love to watch the thanksgiving day parade live. the girls and matt followed the parade with turkey coloring sheets and then we all played thanksgiving bingo.

i was very thankful i had started food prep the night before so i didn't have to spend as much time in the kitchen on thanksgiving morning. i popped the bird in the oven at 7:15 and then just had a few things to warm and bake when it came out. while i prepared the sweet potatoes and green bean casserole to go in the oven the girls made turkeys out of our homemade pumpkin pie scented playdough and feathers.

 

molly's turkey needed more feathers!

 

sophie changed hers up a bit too!

 

molly even made an Indian!

after playdough was cleaned up it was time for the girls to start helping with lunch preparations.

mixing the pumpkin dump cake...um, this is sinfully delicious. here's the recipe; you must try it! http://www.thepickyapple.com/blog/2008/11/22/pumpkin-crunch-cake/

 

putting marshmallows on the sweet potatoes.

 

sophie placed the rolls on the cookie sheet

while molly finished setting the table

 

big girl sophie  helped put the rolls in the oven. she was pretty proud of this accomplishment!

 

we feasted....well, matt and i did. molly and sophie were their usual picky eater selves and we pretty much forced them to eat with a threat that there would be no cake later on. as i was cleaning up and picking bones off the turkey, i found the wishbone. the girls enjoyed this too. sophie was victorious only by cheating and holding on to the top  as she pulled when molly wasn't really trying.

the girls and matt spent the afternoon outside riding their bikes while i rested on the couch. then we headed to my parents house for some family time. matt went to walmart on thanksgiving night with my brother and sister and bought the girls some new fleece pjs. that was the extent of our black friday shopping. i didn't attempt the early morning shopping in order to keep myself and this little bundle growing inside me safe. next year, shoppers, i'll be there, pushing my way through, loving the adrenaline rush of getting a good deal!