Happy Thanksgiving!

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Matt and I decided to try our hand at cooking Thanksgiving this year. Because Sarabeth is so little, we didn't want to travel far so we decided to stay close to home and visit with friends. Matt fried the best turkey ever! Here he is with his masterpiece:



















I made homemade dressing, Paula Deen style, giblet gravy, and a few sides. I also made Paula's Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding. Notice the small hole in the pudding...there was a crooked cookie so I tried to fix it and it broke-poor cookie met it's end and it was sooo good!





















Here's the rest of the spread:
















Matt and I were so excited to have our first real Thanksgiving together as a family. Just the 3 of us. Neither of us had ever tried to cook Thanksgiving before and it turned out wonderful. It took all day to make and about 20 mintues to eat! It was well worth all the effort.

Sarabeth just sat in her swing and slept while we ate.

















For dinner we went to visit Bonnie and Brandon and ate again. Matt watched the Dallas game and then we went home and Erin and Mike came over with the girls...and we ate again! It was a great day to relax with friends and family and think about all the things we are thankful for.

Happy Turkey Day!





Comments

callie said…
YUM! Looks good. That is my absolute favorite banana pudding recipe. It rocks.

I love Sarabeth's turkey day outfit. Sooooo cute!
10:20 PM
Cheryl said…
I'm impressed!!! You want to come over and cook a little for us?! Looks like you had a wonderful time. Looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks!
8:54 PM
Gabe said…
Awesome spread! Of course, now you've got a lifetime supply of leftovers. Don't worry, though! We'll help you with it when we visit. Can't wait to see Sarabeth!
11:03 PM
Jake said…
hey hey hey, us too...we stayed home and cooked the whole T-giving spread. and yes, it took the whole day. we joined with some friends who i grew up with in Rosenberg that live here. i fried a turket breast and made the "Landes family dressing". actually turned out reallllly good. looks like yours turned out good too. cool turkey outfit for sarabeth.
8:06 AM
The Gallands said…
It was great! We had fun- and Katherine LOVED the banana pudding. She ate all the leftovers by herself! I won't ever be able to make it the easy way again :)
2:59 PM
Cheryl said…
Happy 1 month to little Sarabeth!!
10:39 AM
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