1st Texas Thanksgiving!

This year we celebrated our first Thanksgiving in Texas. For the first time in our lives we didn't have a big family get together. It was different, and of course we missed everyone back home, but we embraced the idea and had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We got up around 8 turned on the parade and began preperations for our turkey day meal. Since neither Paul or I have ever cooked a turkey before, we decided to tackle it together. Cooking the turkey was much easier than we expected. It was pulling all the stuff out of it, that presented a challenge. As you will see from the photos below, Paul and I are not super excited about pulling things out of a raw, dead animal. I have chills as I write this, remebering the event. After we got the turkey in the oven, Paul went to play football with some of the guys from our church. I'm so glad he was able to go,I think this is the thing he misses most about Thanksgiving back home(except for his mothers homemade rolls). Sawyer and I sat around watching the parade. When the parade was over, Sawyer and I made mashed potatoes, cheesy broccoli, rice, stuffing, and rolls. I have so much respect for all you mothers, grandmothers, and everyone who has every prepared a Thanksgiving meal. When Paul got home, and was ready. We sat down to our first Texas Thanksgiving, just the three of us. We were reminded of all that we have to be thankful for, God has been so kind to us. When we were finished and had everything put away, we headed to our friends the Palmers for games, football, and of course dessert. It was a wonderful day filled with many firsts, and fun. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Be warned there are way to many pictures. Enjoy!

Sawyer named our turkey, Sawyer!

Watching the parade!

Helping mommy make the stuffing!

He has no idea what is coming.

See. Just look at that face now.

Here you go Julie.

There are no words.

Our 1st turkey!

Our feast.

Paul carving the turkey!