Thanksgiving Day is a time for family fun, which almost always happens before dinner when anticipation of a great meal is running wild. Three turkeys were brought in for the feast, each having it's own particular flavor. One was a traditional roasted bird, and another was soaked overnight in brine, and the third was smoked. Good aromas can make one smile almost as much as good humor, which was being cast about with ease.
Greg must have told a "a good one," because the two girls are "in stitches."
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| Erin, Julie & Greg |
Rachel even got her "two bits" in. Both she and Jenna had come with their hair in big curly locks.
She wasn't the star of the show, but she came close to owning this honor. Here she shows off her cooking skills, and guess what? She is only 11.
Erin gets a whiff of the stuffing.
Pre-eating snitching is allowed.
In a rare moment of solitude, Erin got some quality time on her cell phone.
Superman had his eye on his turkey. I think he wanted to make sure it would not fly away.
Just in case, he decided to poke it a little, just to make sure.
More snitching! "Go ahead Jenna, but be sure to lick your fingers after you do your snitching!"
Everything looks so good.
In addition to all the good food that had been provided, Sherry and Jeff had arraigned for a program. Grandma and I were asked to talk a bit about thanksgiving. I started by giving a little test, after which I gave some scanty information on what the first thanksgiving may have been like. I also informed everyone that I had received information from Family Search that we had an original Pilgrim in our family tree - John Alden, who courted and married Pricilla Mullins.
Grandma spoke about the spiritual meaning of Thanksgiving, indicating that we all needed to be grateful to the Lord in all things.
After we finished, Jeff led us in what has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition - that of singing a rousing rendition of the Trepak from the Nutcracker.
Next blog, I will show some scenes of the actual feasting.
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