Our Thanksgiving:

I used brown paper for a table cloth, and painted a table runner on it

with chalkboard paint so everyone could doodle

while they waited for dinner to be ready!

He wore his thanksgiving outfit that I got at the thrift store!

I put a whole slice of pumpkin pie in front of him and watched it quickly disappear!

We call this the "fat-man-about-to-go-into a deep-food coma face!"

Gran & Allison played tic tac toe

Gran drew a cute lil' turkey!

Nana fed Conrad some garlic mashed potatoes.

We payed the price later that night

when he hit us with some major fart bombs.

Dad enjoying some refreshments, sporting his shirt from his last mission to Thailand.

{This is the 4Th trip he's taken. I'm very proud of him.

I'm thankful for his desire that the lost may know Jesus Christ!}

We've had a great year. When Dustin prayed before we ate, he thanked God that we all had another year together, that we were healthy, that we still had jobs in such a rough economy, and that God was active and alive in our lives.

It felt good to have his family and my family under the same roof joking, eating, and enjoying the holiday together, (even if my house was entirely too small for 15 people, or if my little brother in law only wanted to eat fruity pebbles, or if we were exhausted from cleaning house and cooking food all day.) It was worth it. I hope to have many more chaotic, fun, enjoyable, yummy Thanksgivings with a house bursting at the seams and people I love at the table together!