Thanksgiving

We had such a great Thanksgiving this year! We spent the day at my parents home, which is one of our favorite places to be.

The food was amazing, just like it always is. There is something about eating your families traditional foods that make Thanksgiving feel so special and comforting. Along with the huge turkey we had...

my dad's (or should I say my Grandma Ritters) stuffing/dressing

my moms AMAZING homemade rolls

my moms homemade pumpkin, banana cream and apple pies

Steve's mashed potatoes

my cranberries (shhh~ they are out of the can)

and our newest traditional food~ Ty's (going to be) Famous Sweet Potatoes

Scotty's Thanksgiving menu was made up of Sweet Potatoes and Avocado. He loved being able to sit up with the family in his highchair while we all ate.

After we were stuffed to the top we sat around talking, laughing and telling stories. I had so much fun with little Miss Brooke this year. She is at such a fun age!! Scotty and Jack are really starting to enjoy each other too. They follow each other around, poke each others faces, and "share " (okay, steal) each others toys. It was great to spend the day with Geoffrey, who has recently turned 19 and is getting ready to turn in his papers for a mission. Of course Amy was the life of the party, what would Ty do if he couldn't "brotherly" and "lovingly" tease her. I loved having Stephen there, he was my best friend growing up and is such a fun person to be around. I don't feel like a holiday is truly a holiday if he isn't there. Mom and Dad are still my favorite people on the earth and spoiled us way to much. It was fun to meet Geoff's roommate Nozomu who was far away from his family this year. The only person who was missing was Nurse Lyndsy who spent her day delivering babies at the hospital. We really missed her!

Of course before the day was over Grandma brought out Christmas present for everyone. She gave each of us a Christmas Book(s) to kick off the holiday season.

Thanks to everyone who made our Thanksgiving so wonderful! Especially, Mom and Dad for inviting us into your home and making us feel so loved (as always).