Thanksgiving 2007

Thanksgiving for us is a holiday often subject to a last minute change of plans. We had planned on family coming this year but with the condition of our floors (still not finished) and the weather (or what we thought the weather would be) I think Zig advised them to wait a bit for a visit. I always like a crowd on Thanksgiving so at the last minute we agreed to go to the the Low's for dinner. Our Thanksgiving this year was completely low stress and I think we all enjoyed it. I made three dishes to take to dinner, so at least I was able to cook something, although it was very simple. The weather turned out to be clear and sunny the past few days, although quite chilly.

Nina made an Indian costume at school and Sela had the same one from when she was in preschool so we tried to make one for Rollin. It turned out cute but Mr. OCD would not wear it for one second. It made a wierd sound. So, we put a headband on him and stuck leaves in it. Nope, he didn't like that either.
























Thanksgiving morning, the girls and I were very excited to be invited over to the Barr's for a tea party!! We love, love, love the Barr girls and their mother Carmen. Living near them is one of the few things we miss from our old neighborhood. Grace, Bianca, and Tina have been babysitting the girls for the last two years and I've had fun with them in Young Women's. They are all great cooks, and Bianca has her own cooking show on her website. So, of course we jumped at the chance to see them and have a tea party. They made Lemon Ginger tea, croissant bread pudding, and blueberry citrus scones. Everything was divine. My Thanksgiving could have been complete right there.

Grace, Bianca, Sela and Nina
Tina and Sela

















The only bummer about the day is that we broke our very important tradition of seeing a movie after the big dinner. Our dinner ran long and we were sad to miss the movie we had planned to see with the Davis'. The girls were not pleased, but it's not easy to duck out early from a Thanksgiving dinner at someone else's house :)

We have so much to be thankful for this year. We feel so blessed to have family we love so dearly and whose love we constantly feel in our lives. We have our health which is so precious. We have the the Gospel which teaches us to live more purpose driven lives and to be better, more humble people by following Jesus Christ. With family, health and faith in Christ, how could we ever want for anything more. We feel so very fortunate and appreciative of all the good and joy in our lives. We love you, our family and friends, so dearly, and miss you all this year. Happy Thanksgiving.