Thanksgiving - Part 1

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving with our friends. A few weeks ago, my family in Austin decided to celebrate Thanksgiving on Friday instead of Thursday. I still wanted to have turkey today, so I decided I would just cook for the three of us. Our friend Vinny lives close by, so I decided to invite him as well. A couple of days ago, I was talking to my friend Rebecca. She and her family were supposed to be in Houston for Thanksgiving, but they weren't feeling well. She figured they should just stay home just in case their little one got sick as well. I invited them over as well, so our group grew to 7. It was so nice spending the day with our friends!

Andrew and I brined the turkey overnight.

Peter's normal waking time is between 5am and 6:30am. At 5am, I heard him start to cry. I got out of bed so I could go get him. However, before I reached his door, he was quiet again! I figured he would sleep for a little while longer, so I went back to bed. I knew I needed to get up early to get the turkey in the oven, but 5am was TOO early! Well, this morning, Peter decided to sleep until 7:15am!!! Although that meant the turkey went in the oven a bit later than I had planned, the extra sleep was so nice. :)

Andrew and Peter hung out most of the morning so I could cook. I know Andrew enjoyed spending so much time with his boy today. Rebecca's husband, Jeremy, made several delicious dishes. He also carved the turkey (Thanks Jeremy!!). Andrew made the best mashed potatoes ever. All of the food tasted so good! We definitely had enough for leftovers. It's a good thing Peter LOVES turkey!
I tried something this Thanksgiving that I have never tried before - a peanut butter cup cheesecake. It was delicious!!
The kids had a good time playing together. They got to play with Peter's new VeggieTales nativity set that he got from my friend Michelle. They also got to read the ads with Jeremy. Peter found a few good deals, but he didn't think that getting out at 5am was worth it.

We are so thankful for our sweet friends. Thank you for spending Thanksgiving with us!