Thanksgiving 2009

The holiday officially started for us when Dan picked up my brother, Nick, at the airport Tuesday evening (and then took him to Great Lakes Brewing Company for some Lake Erie Monster beer). The next day, while Reece was at school, Greyson and Nick helped me get many of the preparations for the feast and more visitors done. My cousin, Jackie, arrived just in time to have lasagna with us for dinner. If I'd had any idea at that point the quantity of carbs and fat we would consume over the rest of the long weekend, I would have served raw vegetables instead.

My mom got to take a bump on her flight from Detroit, so instead of coming on Wednesday night, she arrived Thursday morning. She was pressed into stuffing duty right away, while I made the turkey and did other prep. The men entertained the boys (or vice versa) with a rousing game of Sorry:

My brother, Nat, and his family came over later in the afternoon and we ate a lovely traditional Thanksgiving meal:

On Friday, my friend Kimberly came over to take family photos and then my cousin Dave and his family arrived in the afternoon. The last two visitors, my cousins Jill and Susie, arrived at dinner time and then the festivities really took off. Lots of Wii and board game playing, and the kids got to sleep in the basement together while the adults played more games and got silly. As usual, Reece riled up the older kids and had to be removed from their sleeping area, ending up on the floor next to my side of the bed.

Saturday was The Football Game. Reece got clonked on the head early on so watched for the rest of the game. Dan pulled a muscle and Dave jammed his finger but both soldiered on and everyone had a great time. Some action photos and a group shot of the players:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope everyone else's Thanksgiving was as filled with family, fun, and good food as ours.