Things we are thankful for...

Thanksgiving went off without a hitch. I mean yes, there were 8 people in a house with 1 full bath, an incredible "mysterious" smell coming from a room, but other than that things were great. It was great to see family and have everybody together. Things that we are thankful for:

• Good friends that stop by the night of the family arrival and help us get prepared.
• Good friends that help us borrow tables. (We'll return them, I swear!)
• Family Bingo. This was our first year playing, and we can highly recommend it. When we were getting ready for the big day, Bob and I kept saying, "So and so will say this, or do this..." Finally, a friend suggested that we create a bingo board with all the different scenarios and mark them off as they happen. The rules? We can't initiate the conversations on the board, and that the board remains a secret until the end of the event. It was great fun, and we would like to thank our families for being so predictable.
• A successful turkey with a veg roasting it. 
• Equal pie to person ratio. (Thank you Nuxoll's for teaching us the way).
• Getting all the food on the table within a reasonable time frame.
• Big house where everybody got their own room and a chance to spread out.
• Great family and great family time.
• Seeing the look on Annmarie's face when she first tasted the Ethiopian food.
• An almost finished master bedroom and a great dad that helped us get there!

All the helping hands in the kitchen:

The boys helping out:

The food:

The pies:

The niece and nephew: