We decided not to travel for Thanksgiving this year (time zone changes are rough), so, instead, we hosted a few friends for a feast here in Seattle!

Daddy started prepping on Tuesday night and had things so under control on the big day that we all went out for a swing in the morning:

Here’s the turkey before:

And here’s the “after” shot – compliments to the chef!

Daddy made turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes (Blaine’s favorite), dressing (aka stuffing), and green beans.  Mommy assisted with the cranberry sauce.  Guests brought pies and salad and croissants.  While everything was cooking Blaine enjoyed playing with Hannah (age 2):

And they both loved playing with the balloons that Gram and Grand-dad sent!

Here’s the table set for dinner:

Complete with flower centerpiece which I’m proud to say I put together all by myself (after being talked into it by the flower lady at Whole Foods):

Here’s Jason carving the turkey while Daddy finished up all the other dishes:

And here we are all ready to dig in:

Blaine loved his first taste of pumpkin pie:

After dinner the McAdams family (Nellie, DH and parents) came over for a visit while we all digested.  All the credit goes to Daddy for a fabulous Thanksgiving, though of course we’re sorry to have missed out on the Great Falls Westbrook gathering this year.  Can’t wait to see everyone at Christmas!