This year Thanksgiving looked a bit different than it has in years past. Big change is our moving to Charlottesville, Virginia. And of course the other change is Ellie is getting older and understands more and more all the time.
She was eager to help in the kitchen today. We began with breakfast .. crabmeat quiche with fresh pineapple and strawberries. Ellie snuck in lunch of Ritz crackers with peanut butter & jelly (special treat on crackers for the holiday!). And right on schedule we sat down at 4pm for Thanksgiving dinner. They turkey was wonderful. Only a 10lb bird this year, but it tasted great .. and made the very best gravy ever! We also had mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, broccoli, cranberry sauce and cornbread muffins.
Ellie helped Bill carve the turkey .. and although she is not much of a meat eater, she loved the little pieces of meat he carved off for her ! Her favorite was the corn muffin - of course! She asked to say 'grace' before we began and we ended telling each other our favorite parts of the day!
The holiday weekend continues as Grammy and Papa will arrive tomorrow. They'll love our mild weather! We just got in from an after dinner walk around the neighborhood. The first year that I can remember that I was able to wear shorts, even outside!
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