Happy Thanksgiving!

This year's Thanksgiving was so much fun! My old BYU roommate drove down from Connecticut to celebrate the holiday with us. Annie and Alex took to her really fast and it was so fun to catch up on things. I decided to try out a bunch of new things this year. We decided to skip the easy Stove Top Stuffing and go with the homemade stuff. The kids liked helping Jill break up the bread into little pieces. They also served as tasters to make sure what we cooked was up to par. I didn't know what I was going to do for the turkey until that morning. My mom suggested using a recipe by Alton Brown who she loves on Food Network. I will admit it turned out great! I don't know if it was the Butterball or the recipe, but I will being doing both again next year.
Even Alex who barely touches food most days ate it up. I love that kid. We sat down for dinner and before I would let him drink his sparkling cider, we went around and said what we were thankful for. His immediate response, "I'm thankful for Metros." As we all ate, he would come up with more things he was thankful for..."Mommy, Annie, Daddy, Jill, Big Turkeys, and airplanes." Now I'm not a gourmet cook, but Alex made me feel special. "Mommy, I love Thanksgiving! This is so yummy. Thank you Mommy. Thank you for making this food just for me. Thank you." He completely melted my heart.
She's so funny. I love this picture!