Happy Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving this year! First thing in the morning, we got up to go the ward’s Turkey Bowl. I sat huddled in lots of blankets in the bleachers, sipping hot chocolate, while Evan and Andrew enjoyed a few hours of football.

We got to spend the rest day with my grandma who lives about 30 minutes north of us. We had a delicious meal, followed by a leisurely afternoon of playing games and watching movies. Not too shabby!

Friday and Saturday were a bit less relaxing. Andrew was off of work, but spent both days working on finishing a dresser we bought. Here are the before and after pictures:

It looks so good now that it’s done! It also means all the baby stuff is washed and put away, finally.

Besides that big project, we decided that in addition to the wonderful Thanksgiving we’d had on Thursday, we’d cook our own meal at home on Saturday – two Thanksgivings is never a bad idea, right? Hmm….I’ll be honest, that went a little better last year when I wasn’t 8 ½ months pregnant. We made a big meal (complete with four pies!) and by the time it was ready, I was forced to admit that it just wasn’t worth it this year. Way too much work! The presentation of the food left much to be desired, so no pictures of that, but here are the pies.

Lots of pie for just three people, so we’ve had to find ways to give some of it away!

Other than that, we’re just gearing up for Christmas and the arrival of the baby! The doctor said yesterday that she could come any day now, so we’ll try to be as ready as we can for that!