Thanksgiving

Sorry people I kind of suck...I was going to be good and get good pictures of everyone but with it being at my house I got a little caught up in making sure things went okay and the food got put out and keeping the mess to a minimum...you know all the crap that goes with hosting a party. Okay, to be completely honest I was probably a bit more stressed than the average person because it was at my house and crowds freak me out. Yes, I know they were all family but...still it was a lot of people for how much space there was.
It went well though, really well, me thinks. Allen deep fried one of the turkeys supplied by his baby-brother and we smoked the turkey donated by my baby-brother. They both turned out delicious! Allen's parents brought corn salad, cranberry salad and some seafood salsa (I think that's what it's called). Lucky for them I didn't eat as much of them as I wanted because it would've been gone...all of them. My parents brought yams (my favorite Thanksgiving dish) and cranberries. Allen's brother brought (besides one of the turkeys) cashew peas and green bean salad. Both yummy! I had never had green bean salad before...very strange to some.
The kids had a ton of fun playing together. I think it was really good for Allen's nephew to have my nephews over to play with. Usually he's just stuck with us stick-in-the-mud adults.
I do have two pictures to share (thank you Karena!!!)

The first is a picture of Allen's whole family.

The second picture is one I just love. My dad doesn't coo babies much or love on them. Not that he doesn't hold them and love on them, but it's just a very, very rare thing to catch him cooing to one. I just love my daddy!