So much to be thankful for

Thanksgiving Day...taking family pictures with 2 babies under 20 months is kinda comical

Carolina Grace's 1st Thanksgiving

Ian did a fabulous job on the TURKEY

THE BIRD

I am so thankful for my wonderful husband Ian and that he is such a great Daddy to our girls

I am so thankful for my precious Ella Rose who can't sit still but who can certainly melt your heart with her wide open personality and smile and I'm so grateful for my sweet friend Michelle and her beautiful daughter Mia.

I am so thankful for my sweet baby girl Carolina Grace who lights up a room

For 2 healthy, happy babies...Ian and I are so grateful

And we are so thankful for sweet friends we will know for a lifetime

We had a great time on Thanksgiving celebrating with a Turkey and all the fixin's. I am such a blessed lady because not only am I married to a wonderful man, I am married to a man who can COOK!!! Ian really wanted to cook some this year so we decided to split it up, and he made some of The Livingston's favorite traditional dishes, and I made some from The Williams side and then we had a few that will become part of our own family traditions.

We ended up having Turkey, Squash Casserole, Dressing with Gravy, Broccoli Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole (thank you Michelle), Cranberry Relish, Celery sticks filled with cream cheese/olive mixture, Deviled Eggs, Sweet Tea, and Pecan Pie. We have such a small kitchen because the Germans do not believe in LARGE kitchens so we took turns preparing everything the day before. We also had Michelle and Mia over since Matt was out of town on a mission so it was great spending time with family and friends.

There was one thing we didn't do this year that we have done for the past 3 years since we've been married and that is to go around the table and tell one thing in which we are THANKFUL. With 2 toddlers, that was a bit challenging so instead we folded our hands together and the girls said a prayer which is absolutely precious when at the end Ella Rose always ends up saying a very loud, A-MEN with a Southern accent! (hee hee) But the week before when Michelle and Mia came over for chili, Ella Rose liked what the Miller's do when they pray...they all hold hands so now she is not sure whether she wants to fold her hands or hold our hands when we all pray. It's precious and it's amazing to me how children can learn about Jesus at such an early age....absolutely PRICELESS!

I am always fascinated by how other family's spend their holidays so when you comment tell me what your favorite dishes are and if you have a favorite family tradition. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving too!