Thanksgivin'

My darling sister, Rebecca, was so sweet to come down to visit us for Thanksgiving.

We were excited to meet her "Man Candy" she brought with her.

We'd heard lots about John Wesley Sanders.

{Mostly about his biceps and kindness and kissing abilities}

Still, we were a little nervous.

  We were thrilled to see these two!

 {We put them to work, peeling potatoes for dinner}

Rebecca seems so blissfully happy, Wes is super awesome and treats her so amazingly well.  We can see how in love, FUN, and perfect they are for each other. 

 And the man can peel! 

When company comes, I like to try new recipes out.

Hence the lattice-topped pie.

Darren engineered the criss-cross pattern, and it turned out so pretty!

{I mean, manly.}

Before baking, you pour some yummy carmelized sauce over the top.

 At dinner, we opened our Gratitude box and took turns reading our blessings.

I LOVE spending holidays surrounded by family!

After we eat dinner, our family has a crazy tradition.

I'm a little scared to tell you what it is.

 It's called the Turkey Shoot.

Basically, we sit in chairs in the backyard and chuck mini wiffle balls at our kids while they run across the yard gobbling like turkeys and flapping their elbows.
It's great fun.

Apparently our mini wiffle balls were lost in the move.

So we had light saber fights instead.

Awww.... aren't they so cute together?