Thanksgiving Weekend

The Moore's came to us this year for Thanksgiving.  It had been a while since I've hosted Thanksgiving and made the turkey, so it was fun to plan everything.  I had one good helper who helped with the pies (Bridgette) and one naughty helper (Penny) who destroyed the kitchen while we cooked:

Grandma brought tons of crafts to make with Bridgette.  She loved it!

Our best picture attempt with cranky Bridgette and mad Penelope.  All of the food turned out delicious, including our first time brining the turkey.

And then Tyler clogged the sink with carrot and potato peels.  We couldn't do any dishes and they took apart all the pipes to try to fix it.  After over an hour, Tyler finally got it unclogged!  It was pretty funny.  I was just happy our disaster was with the sink, not any of the food.

Grandma and Grandpa brought Bridgette her own Christmas tree to have in her room.  They decorated it and she loves looking at it, playing with ornaments and having her very own.

We tried to go see Christmas lights at a cool house but it took way longer than we thought it would.  This was our attempt at a family picture for Thanksgiving.  Haha!

Friday Tyler's co-resident, Nick, got married at the swanky country club here, Pelican Hill.  We were excited to dress up and attend all the festivities without kids.  The girls did great at home with Grandpa and Grandma!  Whew!!

The wedding was long and boring but the reception afterwards was lots of fun.  We got to be a part of the Barrat, where the groom's guests have a long dance party down to the Bride's side, while Nick rode on a "unicorn".  It was pretty wild and a fun Indian tradition.

 

Tyler with his co-residents.  It is fun to hangout with them outside of work!

Tyler's parents left on Saturday morning and we headed to get the Christmas tree.  Bridgette loved decorating this year and the tree has been a favorite toy of both girls ever since!

Putting the star on top.

The finished product.