Thankful in November, Day 25

I am so incredibly thankful for so many things today.  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with our amazing friends, Matt & Matina.  We didn't have the typical Thanksgiving feast, instead we had king crab and a smoked ham.  And of course, delicious side dishes and amazing desserts.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I got up and ran with Lesley this morning to do our own version of the Turkey Trot, we called it '10k on Turkey Day'.  It was cold and windy.  I decided to map out our 6.2 miles and include the 2 mile long  bridge in our course.  NOT such a great idea.  We only made it about a half of a mile on the bridge  before turning around, the wind on bridge was about 30 mph, not fun and not easy to run in.  So, we headed back and ran around my neighborhood, like usual.  This was the first time I got to use my Garmin watch on a real run.  I love that it tells me everything about my run!  Although I dislike how it tells m..e we started off pretty good, then slowed way down ;-)  Oh well, we still got in our 6.2 miles, I can't complain.   I just need to figure out how to use it correctly.  Me + technology = disaster!

 Then, I headed to Starbucks to bring us home some yummy drinks!  I figured I deserved some deliciousness.

Then onto the food.  Of course ;-)  It was pretty simple this year:

Turkey breast...

Cranberry sauce...

Delicious homemade rolls...

(oops...I had already eaten one before I could get a picture, it wasn't the last I ate before dinner!)

And then we had green beans & sweet potatoes too...

And of course, my favorite pumpkin pie....

And the whip cream...such a treat for the boys to lick the whisk...love this picture...

Happy Thanksgiving!

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So thankful!

Connor & Dylan have so much fun playing with each other lately.  Connor loves to push Dylan around on his new choo choo train toy.

All aboard the choo choo train!

Dylan was so proud to play with the nativity scene while Connor was out of the room.

Dylan was enjoying playing on his very first Thanksgiving.

 

"Look Mom-I am standing!"

 Here were the delicious king crab legs we had for dinner.  We opted for a non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner of crab, scallops, and shrimp.  It was amazingly good.  And it was perfect. 

Connor ended up playing with the crab legs all through dinner.  It was pretty funny.

Chris making the whip cream for the pumpkin pie.  (Notice that beautiful pink mixer!)

Connor's favorite part!  The great lick!

And Dylan is getting in on the whip cream action too!

And now the pumpkin pie!  YUM!

"I like this whip cream stuff...more please!"

A little dessert for the little man too!

And just a little more!

I am so thankful for so many things this year.  I am thankful for a loving family, a wonderful new home, great health, good friends, two awesome little boys and the best husband ever.  This year has brought us many things to be thankful for: a new job for Chris, a healthy Dylan with a crazy delivery, a now very talkative Connor, and a wonderful new adventure in Texas.  We are so excited for what is to come in the next year, but want to take this time to be thankful for what we have now.  Thanks to all our wonderful friends and family---we truly are blessed.

Happy 8 months Dylan!  We love you very much!  You amaze us everyday. 

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