Thanksgiving 2010

Every year, we have a large family gathering for Thanksgiving with about 5o people in attendance. We gather at a different house each year and this year Derek and I had the opportunity to open up our home. We are still so grateful for our house that has plenty of space for us, and we enjoyed being able to use it to get the family together. It was fun to see the house filled up with so many people of all ages and hear the kids laughing and running around.

Julie made the turkey and mashed potoatoes, as those two items of the potluck are the hostess' responsibility. My cousin took Karis the day before for most of the day so that I could get the house ready. Derek borrowed the tables and chairs from church and our landord let us borrow some nice tablecloths. Thankfully, everyone was able to sit comfortably and enjoy the evening.

The kids went to the playground across the street before dinner, ran around the house after dinner and then later roasted marshmallows in the backyard firepit. Plenty of people stayed afterwards to clean up and put the house back together.

What a fun evening! We may even do this again. =)