Gobble! Gobble!

Well, our first Thanksgiving in our new home has come and gone! We had a wonderful holiday and we have so much to be thankful for! Brad's dad and sister traveled in from Oklahoma on Wednesday and left early this morning.
Aunt Roro (as Anna Claire calls her) brought several fun treats for AC, including this Ariel night gown.
Brad and I have always traveled on Thanksgiving, so this was our first time to host Thanksgiving in our home which means it was also our first time to prepare the Thanksgiving meal. Now, for those of you who know me well, you know I don't cook very often (ok, hardly ever!). I made it up for it on Thanksgiving, and I kept telling Brad, "This counts as my cooking for the YEAR!" Ha.



Our menu included an apple and spices brined turkey, smoky bacon and cream biscuit dressing, green bean bundles, wild rice and corn casserole, and a homemade cranberry mold. For dessert, I made a frosty pumpkin pie (think pumpkin ice cream pie) and an apple cranberry pie.
Robyn brought her dog, Skye, with her. Skye wanted nothing more than to play with Sophie, our miniature dachshund. Well, Sophie wasn't too sure about Skye. At one point, Sophie was sleeping on Kerstin's shoulder, and Skye jumped up on the couch to play! Here's the funny picture that was captured! As is evident by her facial expression, Kerstin was not too sure about this!