Thanksgiving morning began with a "turkey trot/fun run" organized by one of Anna's friends from the ward. It was nice to meet her circle of friends and I believe everyone enjoyed the "run." In reality, I walked two miles on my own. Finn was so stiff and sore from his run that this morning that he had to crawl to the door and pull himself up! The rest of the morning was filled with preparations by the adults while the binkers played happily with all the great toys in the Hastings play room. Clara and I organized a center piece of whatever we could scrounge up in the yard. It was better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. The dinner was delicious with all the traditional fixings. Anna brined the turkey and it was moist and tasty. We overcame the effects of tryptophan and cleaned up all the dinner mess. Dessert came a little later. The Costco pumpkin pie was really very good, and Kris's apple pie was splendid! We finished the day with a viewing of
Rise of the Guardians at the local Cinemark. It was surprising how sparse the crowd was; in Provo, the theaters are packed on Thanksgiving.
The turkey trotters
The birthday girl and her friend Ellie
Anna and her friends
Beckham building tall houses
The boys laying out their train tracks
Anna stuffing the bird
Clara and Dickie's centerpiece
Carving the finished bird
Can I have some skin?
The delicious meal (before cranberry salad was added)
The youngest binkers
The east end of the table
The west end of the table
At the movies
Ditto
Thanksgiving was a smashing success in every way! I'm unclear on what will happen today, but I will keep you posted. That's all for now.
OXO
D.
4 comments:
It was a great Thanksgiving. Food, company, etc.
Looks tasty and fun. It was a delight to see you in Tx for Ali's wedding! I'm so glad we were in the same place at the same time.
Looks like a very nice day!
As always, Thanksgiving with the Taylors looks delicious.
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