Turkey Day

we had a great thanksgiving this year.  with bre, joseph, and lucy in town, we spent lots of time over the break with the baldwins.  we had a blast.  it was fun to visit with them, and also to see mae interact with lucy.  she loved her...but definitely doesn't understand to be soft with her!

while cody went to play in the turkey bowl, mae and i watched some of the parade.  she loved it.

 this year i brought the stuffing for dinner.  the gardineer family stuffing is legendary...you think i'm joking.  well, in our family the stuffing is a bigger deal than the turkey.  as in, some people don't even go near the turkey because it's all about the stuffing.  so, i was a little nervous to venture out on my own and make it.  but, i must say it turned out delicious!

 my mom got mae a turkey bib for thanksgiving...

 karen bought lucy and mae matching outfits for thanksgiving. we tried to get a picture of the two of them...but neither of them was too excited about that. this was the only picture we got of them together...their faces crack me up in this picture.

 bryan is amazing with the camera!  and got this fantastic shot of mae during an impromptu photo sesh.  which is pretty much the only way we can take pictures anymore.  we got all dressed up to do our family pictures again, and she was not having it.  so, we'll see what shot makes the cut on our christmas card this year!

 

prepping for black friday...