Turkey Times Two

We had two pretty perfect Thanksgivings, each with its own little snafu that we will look back and laugh about for years to come.

The first Thanksgiving was spent in McCall last weekend.  We stayed in Boise for Friday night so that we could continue our annual Warren Miller tradition and then we fittingly headed to the snow on Saturday morning.  The snafu of this Thanksgiving was that we decided to clip Bella's toenails on our own for the first time (she usually gets them done at the pet store).  Lets just say that I wouldn't suggest you bring your pup over for our grooming services.  We had not one, but two toes that bled.  Who knew that a stupid dog toenail would bleed for so long?  After an hour of waiting for it to stop, we put our creative skills to work and wrapped her little feet in washcloths and socks with medical tape around them.  I wish that I'd gotten a picture because looking back it was a pretty funny fiasco and I was also pretty proud of our medical abilities. Finally, we were on our way.

It snowed almost the whole way up to McCall as we rocked out to our Christmas tunes.  It was the first time that it really felt like the holidays.  We made it safely and started in on the cooking right away.  Between 6 adults and 4 kids, I think we had the most side dishes that I've ever seen at a Thanksgiving celebration.  They included stuffing, potatoes, green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, green salad, brie and spinach stuffing, and rolls.  It was a feast indeed. 

The boys.

The girls. 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids (looking less and less like kids).

We topped off our visit with a visit from the fox and a nice little walk in the snow.  Watching Bella tromp through the snow just never gets old. It was wonderful to spend the day in such a full house with such great family.

We then celebrated Thanksgiving at our house with my mom.   We started the day off going to the Park with Bella and enjoying the sun.  I have learned to appreicate these sunny days in the fall/winter here in Boise.

 

 Here is a picture of the first turkey that we made here, it was the subject of this celebration's snafu.

What could have gone wrong, you might ask?  Well, this Thanksgiving novice chef cooked it upside down. Yup, how that is possible I still don't really know.  I felt pretty dumb.  But my mom kindly told me that the gourmet chefs tell you to cook it upside down for the juiciest result.  I just thought she was lying to make me feel better so I disappointingly flipped my turkey and put the bird back in the oven so that the the right side could brown up.  Indeed, our turkey ended up being pretty good and extra juicy.   So I was not dumb at all, I was just gourmet!  It was special to be able to celebrate the holiday in our own home and be able to host my mom for the first time for Thanksgiving.  Thanks for coming over Mom to help us celebrate the holiday.

We feel pretty thankful this year.  We know that we are blessed to have so many joyous things fill our life.  We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving (or two) as well!