Thanksgiving

We had an awesome Thanksgiving. Doug and I thought it was going to be just the five of us, then we found out that some friends moving here from Washington were arriving on Monday. So, we invited the Jones' over for Thanksgiving. Jeremy's parents were here too, so we got to entertain four more adults. It made all the cooking much more enjoyable knowing that Doug and I wouldn't be the only ones eating everything. The kids were also very excited that they were going to have a new friend to play with. They had a blast playing with Alex all afternoon. For our Thanksgiving feast I made two pumpkin pies, an apple pie, "my" famous cranberry sauce and sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes and an apple shallot dressing, which is going to be a new addition to my Thanksgiving menu. The one thing I made that didn't turn out well were the green beans. We used fresh ones and there was definitely something wrong with them. I take a lot of pride in the fact that my green beans always turn out great, so it was disappointing that the one thing I make all the time didn't turn out well. However, no one seemed to mind that there was one thing that didn't taste all that great. Doug used a high temperature cooking method for the turkey and it couldn't have been more perfect. It was the moistest turkey we've ever had. His sausage stuffing was also a big hit and they couldn't get enough of the gravy I made. They actually said it was the best gravy they've ever had...and their big time gravy people. We had a great time with lots of good memories. We're also very happy that Jeremy, Jen and Alex are here. It's nice having more friends at Scott AFB that were also in Washington with us.