Thanksgiving 2013

This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house with three of Steve's siblings. It was nice to have a full house--7 adults and 8 kids--though it was a little rough since we're not up to speed yet on furnishings and there are still a few boxes lying around. We had the important stuff, though: food, lots of food, including two smoked turkey breasts from Rudy's and 8 half gallons of Blue Bell ice cream. The kids all seemed to have a great time running amok and we had a few activities to keep the adults entertained, such as: the turkey trot, smoothie competition, Jim Gaffigan, Rockets game, golfing for the men, shopping and cupcakes for the ladies, Wii dancing, and we all took turns taking family photos. 

As mentioned, we ran the turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning as is the annual tradition. Steve volunteered me to represent our family in the 5K since he recently had ankle surgery. It was freezing, I might add: just a mere 38 degrees. I ran hard but wasn't able to clench this year's family title, just a lot of muscle soreness.  

Most memorable moments from this year's Thanksgiving festivities include: Helaman blending up pecan pie (and threatening to blend a host of other things), Steve's attempt to fix a leaking toilet that ended in a cracked tank and flooded bathroom, nobody going out shopping early on Friday (???!!!), kids + crushed ice, numerous references to an Indian wedding, butternut squash soup, seeing every toy we own...all at once, and having occasion to break open my second box of china. We're glad everyone could come! Clark keeps wondering when all his cousins are coming back.