Thanksgiving!

Ahhhh, Thanksgiving. There are so many things I love about Thanksgiving: the only stress you have is just cooking, (which I enjoy cooking, especially lately for some reason. I was a little stressed about a salad I was going to take to our dinner, and I woke up at 4 in the morning and couldn't stop thinking about it so I just got up and made it!), and I love eating, especially pies, as they are my Favorite dessert. We get time off of school, and it was so nice to be able to spend time with David as he's studying for boards next month like crazy.

Just us at the RDEP dinner!

Our "first" Thanksgiving dinner was a real treat because Mason was taking a nap and David and I were able to focus 100% on that yummy food. We ate with David's RDEP class, which has become in some ways our "extended family" or "family away from family." We love them and will miss them!

Our "second" Thanksgiving dinner was with a good friend, Steve, and the only thing that could have made it better was having more room in my stomach :) We had a "Normal Rockwell" type of dinner where everyone dressed up a little nicer and real dishes/utinsels. This time around, Mason was the only kiddo there, so it was nice to talk to a lot of adults. Mason did not care too much for the potatoes/turkey, but he really liked the cranberry juice and apples! We had some pictures from here that we'll have to track down at some point.

We made a Thanksgiving Wall where we write what we're grateful for on it, and Mason added a lot of things he's grateful for :)

Getting a little treat at Red Mango (Mason's favorite) during the break with Dad
Visiting the Mormon Tabernacle in Council Bluffs where they have a Christmas and gingerbread display set up. We made a gingerbread house to contribute, and it's the one immediately on David's left. White and Green and Red. We should have taken pictures of other houses there because they are AMAZING--like mini grand pianos inside three-story houses with balconies and wallpaper and lights inside. All edible. Serious stuff.

This is just a random picture of Mason's stacking skills while I'm in the back making yogurt-pancakes for breakfast on Friday. Yes, the peanut butter jar DID stay on top! I was impressed!

A poem recited to me by some of the neighborhood kids:

A turkey is a funny bird, his head goes wobble wobble.
The only word a turkey knows is gobble gobble gobble!

We are so grateful for all of our friends and family and hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!