Terrific Turkey Day

What a great Thanksgiving we had! Due to forces beyond our control, we spent the big day at home. I don't really like turkey much, so Chris had the idea to make homemade lasagna. Sounds kind of weird, but it really turned out yummy! Myra pitched in and helped me do the cooking and Chris conjured up some cheddar bread. While it cooked, I finally got to give my new recliner a decent test run. With a blanket in my lap, I had a fire in the fireplace, football on the tube, and my laptop in hand. Life was GOOD! During Thanksgiving dinner, I looked out the window to see....SNOW! Big flakes were falling fast! Unfortunately, it didn't stick, but we ran outside and played in the falling snow for a bit, catching them on our tongues and running back and forth in the wettest snow flurry I've ever seen. Finally we were able to drag the kids back inside to finish up dinner which we topped off with mini-pecan pies.

Then it was time to decorate the tree. Noah liked putting every ornament in one little place about 2 feet off the ground. Myra wanted every one of her ornaments to be at the top of her reach and by the window so people can see them from outside. It seemed like every ornament I put on needed to be out of the kiddos reach. In the end, we had to do some rearranging to make it look good. Chris drug out her Christmas village and spent an hour arranging and rearranging the little buildings and people. Myra and I began working on a village of our own. Keep your eyes out for some pics when we finish it. All in all it was a very relaxing and enjoyable day!