So Much for Which to be Thankful, so Little Time!

We got to stay home this year for Thanksgiving! My sister (Wes's) and her family came to visit.

In the spirit of my mother, who passed in June 2002, we had an unconventional Thanksgiving. We started the day with homemade eclairs. For Thanksgiving dinner, we prepared steaks, onion soup (not French onion soup, because a part of me is French at heart ;), dressing, scalloped potatoes, green beans, and asparagus. We finished the meal off with Cherry Delight (no picture :(. We also had an Apple Crisp, but it wound up being an after midnight snack for us the night before after my sister's family arrived after a tough day on the road. Everyone made a special contribution, it was a GREAT day and something for which I am truly thankful!!!



Since we will be staying home for Christmas this year, Lucas & Liam got to open some gifts, from Aunt Amy, Uncle Frank & Family early. Lucas enjoyed the toys and books. As you can see, Liam has different tastes!

This is Lucas, Liam, & their cousin Sawyer. Sawyer was promoted to legend status while he was here. Lucas LOVES Sawyer! They played so much it made me tired! Thank you Sawyer for being such a great buddy to Lucas while you were here!












This picture is love. Liam's cousin Jeff, an 18 year old college student, took time out of relaxing and being a "cool guy" to feed his youngest cousin while he was here. Like I said, everyone contributed in their own, special, yet unique, way.

Here is some of the food we enjoyed that was all prepared with SO MUCH love!

Okay, maybe raw beef is not the most appealing picture. But if the steaks looked THAT good raw, imagine how good they tasted when we ate them!






















Nicole's first batch of stuffing and our only "traditional" Thanksgiving dish. It turned out TERRIFIC!

















This was my contribution to the meal. Even though my nephews, Jeff & Sawyer, did not eat onion soup, they tried it. I did my first practice run at the recipe last week. It turned out well, but it was not nearly as pretty, or tasty! This looks like it came straight out of a restaurant (Chez Wes :) !













Last, and certainly not least, these are the scalloped potatoes my sister made after slaving away over homemade eclairs earlier Thanksgiving day.

It was a FABULOUS holiday, and I wish everyone could have stayed longer. As always, it is always good to spend time with those you love. A good time was had by all, and NO ONE left hungry! I came away with a great feeling of gratitude and a true spirit of thanks. God graces us with so much everyday. Thanksgiving is something we should take more time to consider daily.