Thanksgiving 2012
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this year ceara & ted hosted thanksgiving at their house.
yep, you read that right.
i've hosted thanksgiving at our house for years and years.
but no more.
now that my kids are growing up, getting married and living on their own,
they're calling for some of the holidays.
several years ago shasta called for july 4th as her holiday to host.
ceara called for thanksgiving way before she was even married.
and im okay with giving up holidays.
it just seems weird.
the big family holidays have always happened at our house.
but the one holiday i told all the girls that i wont give up is christmas.
and i think everyone is okay with that.
but anyhow - ceara started planning for thanksgiving at least a few months ahead of time.
she wanted everything perfect. and it was!
she really got into the details - big & small, and the decorating and planning the menu.
she changed the menu up from our traditional menu and added lots of new dishes.
and it was all very good!
it was definitely a good day for everyone.
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we still did a few thanksgiving things at our home
since we still have youngins of our own livin' at home.
i decorated and also hung up a few art projects of the little girls' from a few years back.
sad that they've grown up so much in just the past few years.
And on the evening before thanksgiving it was just marissa, emma and i in the kitchen making a few salads and pies to bring to cearas.
in years past i've had a kitchen full of girls hustling & bustling about making food.
but this year my teens were off helping ceara and so it was just me and the two younger girls.
a little bittersweet.
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here are some pics of a few of the decorating and little details ceara had in her house.
her house is decorated cute anyhow - lots of bright and fun colors.
i loved that she had everyone drop their phones in the jar as soon as we got there.
smart girl.
i told them the rule didnt apply to me, however.
my camera broke awhile back and so i use my iphone as my camera.
and we all know i absolutely cannot go without taking photos.
so my phone remained by my side throughout the day.
three long tables and lots of extra chairs - plus a few kids tables - were all set up so perfectly...
heres ceara - busy working in the kitchen!
turns out they were the only pictures i took of her!
ooops.
at that time my iphone was very new to me and i wasnt too great at working it.
lots of pics turned out blurry. but i did what i could.
the boys carving the turkey...
random shots of my family - kids & grandkids & boyfriends & ted's mother.
people here and there and everywhere.
it was definitely a crowd.
yummy dessert - several pies, all gluten free and dairy free.
our crowd devoured most of them.
heres auntie ceara reading stories to some of the little ones later in the afternoon.
shes a fun aunt. very animated. always laughing.
kids gravitate toward her.
and it also snowed on thanksgiving!
first snow of the season - and it made for some very excited kids, and adults too!
all the kids and several of us big ones had to go outside and run around for a bit!
the first snowfall is always so magical!
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and just like that thanksgiving day was over.
we continued on with a very busy and full weekend with family.
and it was all good.
we are very blessed
and definitely vey very thankful!
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