Thanksgiving #2

We only stayed at Eric's house for about a day and a half because his parent's drove to Alexandria for the weekend to spend their anniversary.  Back home, my mom had her Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. I'm so glad I didn't miss it! The food was amazing and there was SOOO much. First of all, she got  23 pound turkey. 23.  That is HUGE. We also had homemade mashed potatoes, homemade gravy (that Katie and I make every year), stuffing, broccoli and cheese casserole, watergate salad (that I make every year), yams, sweet potatoes with the marshmellows on top (that I make especially for Eric), rolls, cranberries, pumpkin pie, chocolate pecan pie, and apple pie. I think I listed it all. Anyway, it was all homemade and it was all delicious. Mom did most of the work, but we all chipped in a little bit!. After dinner we took the wood that we chopped down last weekend and made a bonfire in the back yard. It was a LOT of fun. We stayed out there all night (or until about 11:30 when we couldn't stay awake anymore..). The good thing about having so many leftovers, is that we all can have "THE sandwich". "The sandwich" is a tradition in our family, where we put turkey and stuffing on buttered bread in the oven with cheddar cheese on top. And when it's melted, add either mustard or mayonnaise. It sounds very simple, but if you make it right, it is delicious. Some of us actually look forward to Thanksgiving leftovers more than the actual dinner... :)

Eric blowing on the spark trying to get the fire going...

David with his Great-Grandmother.

Dinner table

STUFFING!

David loving his dinner

David having a blast with his grandpa and a flashlight.

Dad goofing around with David.

Roasting marshmellows