Thanksgiving 2016

We had Thanksgiving lunch at Oldham Lane again this year.  Judith had posted a sign- up sheet at church as an open invitation to join us, anyone who might otherwise be spending Thanksgiving by themselves.

We ended up with close to 40 people there.  I had prepared 2 turkeys, along with a ton of gravy, but the second turkey remained untouched.  The first one was pretty much decimated by the end of lunch.

A lot of ladies ( and gents, I suppose ) worked hard to make this meal happen. Hurray for them!

The little boy helped me prepare the cranberry relish, just like the way Granny Franny used to do it.  I tried to make the turkey gravy the old fashioned way, with chopped up boiled eggs.  Also, a mincemeat pie was a must-have for the hubs. :)

Like, drool.

And don't you just love goofy cousins at Thanksgiving, all decked in various shades of ORANGE?

And the older ones keeping an eye on the younger ones..?

Meanwhile, the grown-ups dug in to the grub.

I thought that it was very sweet of Jet to want the little boy to sit next to him, even though in the last picture, the little boy looks a little bewildered. LOL

And babies....

The little boy very much needed to stop by the Oldham Lane playground for a few minutes before leaving...

CUTENESS OVERLOAD!

After a short nap at home, it was time to reconvene at Stephanie's house for dinner.

The sunset on the way there was spectacular.

The guys were all caught up in the Cowboys' game,

while the rest of us tucked in to MORE GRAVY.

Once the game was over ( Woot, Cowboys won! ), the little kids took over the living room AND the TV. LOL.
*love love love love love*