Saturday, November 25
this Thanksgiving was truly the best Thanksgiving i've ever had...
for the first time, i made Thanksgiving dinner with my children.
there was much to do, so we paced ourselves and stayed very calm
and relaxed throughout it all.
what a blessing this day has been!
this is only the 2nd time i've ever made a turkey
and i cannot believe how moist and beautiful it turned out!
('course i prayed alot, lol)
we had turkey, stuffing, green been casserole, mashed tatoes made with real butter
and heavy cream, cauliflower with cheese sauce, rolls, 3 pies, sparkling cider and
cranberry sauce...
there were no conflicts, quarrels, fussing, unhappiness at all
and while we cooked, we had some wonderful Christmas music playing in the background.
and believe it or not, to make it perfect, it began to snow!
me and the kids kept saying how amazing this year's Thanksgiving was.
it was just us four and it was truly beautiful.
no rushing, no stress, just peaceful memory-making moments...
and for this alone, i am forever grateful.
the next day, we decorated the tree and house and made sugar cookies
from scratch, and the icing to go with them!
it's been forever since i last baked...and with the girls to boot.
we doubled the recipe, split and chilled the dough and made the icing,
using food coloring to create gorgeous red, green, purple and weird caramel colors.
though it was late by the time we finished the baking,
we turned off all the lights
and sat in wonder in our now glittering home...
i am so very, very grateful, to our precious Abba,
for the joys and blessed moments of this holiday season ~
because without Him,
