Oh that's right, Thanksgiving comes between Halloween and Christmas. Well, this year, we were able to try our hand at cooking a turkey. I should say, Jim was able to cook up ole' tom. My mom was in Nebraska and we were able to do it all on our own. I have to admit, we were a little excited about trying it. First the kids needed to make decorations, so handprint turkeys were made to adorn our kitchen and our first thanksgiving feast. I didn't give into the box stuffing or jar of gravy which I did look at closely while in the grocery store. Nope, I made it all homemade! Didn't turn out to bad either and we didn't end up at Ihop. Although I have to say that I wouldn't have minded if we did.
It was a nice laid back, fun, eat till your gut hurts and play some games type of day! And I am so Thankful that we don't do this every year! So FYI: mom and Connie, if we are on our own next year, I think we might go to Ihop, and feel free to join us!
Well, I have to say I am super proud of my kiddos. They picked the design of their own cars, they painted their own cars. They had fun. And they all got a ribbon, and Emma got 2nd place for car design. Brennon was pretty darn close to getting 3rd for speed. Addy and Dylan, well, kiddos next year we'll go for speed, since apparently the only way to win for design is to have your parents do it. I mean really, I saw the winners of design in the younger kids age groups. Yeah right that 3 year old painted that John Deer tractor with such precision! And that's the attitude that will keep me home next year, haha! Oh well it was fun, especially with an ice cream stop on the way home. 
