Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving for the Murphys consists of a two day foodfest. We always do a Wednesday dinner with my family. Why you ask? Because several people (ie. Scott) always work on Thursday and we get to see both sides of our family. Despite the fact that the two of us come from families of 5, the dynamics are different. I am the oldest and Scott is the fourth out of five. Bossy hen. Chill mischeivous one. Since my siblings are younger, (and yet I am still so very young) there are lots of little ones on my side of the family. Here is Erin and Owen. The only reason Owen isn't moving is because Erin is restraining him.

And then feast begins.

And the last to show? My poor hubby who saw more bare bottoms than anyone should on any holiday. No wait, on any day of the year. Ever. He's eating my sweet potatoes. I made him.

And then this is Kirsi's first Thanksgiving. Too bad Aunt Carrie had already given her whipped topping eons ago. The pumpkin pie was new. I didn't have to make HER eat my sweet potatoes. Bitter? Maybe a tad.

And here is Wendy and Owen. This picture was taken by Bekah. Not bad Bekah. There can never be enough paparazzi around.

And Asher is showing the correct way to eat one of our chocolate turkeys. Look mom, no hands! You should see him with green peas. It's amazing.

And TJ. I'll give you $5 if you can guess how many freckles he has rounded to the nearest 100. So cute.

Day 2.

Then the actual day of Thanksgiving we went to the Beems. (Scott's Sister) And of course Mimi has everything looking darling. How about these placecard holders. Love them.

What were the names of the ships again? The Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Reesesa?

Sophie and Noah show how much fun cousins can have. Never enough time to play they are off in their own world finding things to do!

Kickin' it with the boyz. Keaton enjoys a relaxing dessert with Collin & Logan.

Of course not eating meat, potatoes, stuffing, vegetables and the like poses a problem for McKay. This is his favorite holiday. NOT. After dinner he decided to spend his time more wisely by reading a book and enlightening his mind. Oh, I mean using the whammy bar to its full potential on Guitar Hero. Party on Garth.

And then Mimi had planned for us to have a huge family Bunko tournament. Heather explained the rules and we were off to our tables. Everyone had an absolute blast! And there were even prizes to be had!

With all of our families spread far and wide, we couldn't be more grateful. We have blessings galore and so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!