Whew! Yum, Yum!

Wow, we had such a great Thanksgiving holiday. Tony's oldest brother Chris drove into town Tuesday with his girlfriend Wendy and her kids Brian and Breann. We spent Wednesday hiking at Tent Rocks, shopping, and visiting Santa Fe. One dinner at Buca de Beppo later and we were ready to hit the hay!

AJ's First Hike


Family of Four


Chris, Wendy, Brian & Breann


Top Of The Rocks

Thanksgiving morning Tony prepped the turkey, stuffing it with green chile and adorning it with bacon. We poured drinks, turned on football and got the pinball machine rockin. Moments later the Pyrex dish that we were using to catch the drippings shattered! An hour later (after we dismantled the stove, cordless drill and all) we were well on our way to a turkey dinner!


Our Beautiful Turkey....And Messy Oven


Enjoying A Beverage


Loving His First Turkey Day!


Killing Chris In Pinball

Dinner was served around 4pm. Turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, candied yams, green bean casserole, salad and black olives. We blessed the food and thanked God for all that we have and the opportunity to spend the holiday together. It was such a great day!


Enjoying Our Feast


Cienna And Her Olive Fingers

We watched a little football and then tucked into bed early so we could get up at 3am to get some doorbuster (or as we used to call it in retail "butt bringer") deals. After dropping Chris and Wendy off at Wal-Mart, AJ braved the cold weather with Tony and I standing in line in front of Target. Two flat screen TV's and a new microwave later, we were back in bed by 6am! Chris, Wendy and the kids left around 9:30 this morning and I am relaxing on the couch blogging. What a perfect week!