Our first Thanksgiving (just us)

So, we just celebrated the first family Thanksgiving all by ourselves. As much as we missed being with our extended family it was a great weekend. I was excited to cook our very own turkey and make all the trimmings. Everything turned out pretty amazing.....well except the turkey! I guess it wasn't that bad....but I am really really picky when it comes to my cooking. I wanted it to be the most amazing thing I had every eaten on Thanksgiving, but I think we cooked it to long. I did inject it with plenty of garlic butter and seasonings, but I am convinced my thermometer was broken. The good news is my gravy saved the day....I have to say it was almost the star of the show. Although David and the kids seemed to enjoy the homemade french silk pie I made the most! On Friday we got up at 6:30am and ventured out to the chaos at the only mall in Great Falls. And suprisingly it was pretty busy. We mostly wanted to get a new blender, because ours is not working we managed to snag one. It was a $100 dollar cuisianart for $30 dollars. Pretty good deal I thought. We found a few more gifts for the extended family (not telling)! Then we came home and watched "Home Alone" and ate popcorn. Micah is the biggest popcorn fiend in the family. Probably because we have denied him from eating it for so long due to the choking hazard. But now he is old enough to know to eat one piece at a time. Elijah was pretty hilarious during the movie. He kept saying that Kevin was such a smart boy for knowing how to get rid of the robbers! Elijah is a smart boy himself. On Saturday we went to watch the new "Enchanted" movie. Mostly for Gracie's sake....but all of the kids enjoyed it. Sunday we finished the fantastic weekend with a great church service followed by putting up our Christmas tree and decorations. I have to say it was a wonderful weekend filled with lots of great quality family time.