Thanksgiving

We had planned to spend this holiday by ourselves, nothing too big or fancy, just all the regular side dishes to make the meal different from any other. But by surprise our friends Matt and Mandy Ellett invited us over to spend the day with them. They really are so thoughtful to invite us even though they had their own family in town. The great part is Ben actually knew Mandy's family when they lived in Evanston for about 6 years when they were younger. It sure makes being friends easy and fast when you are from the same town :)
I made yummy green beans and creamed corn for sides to share and a couple of apple pies to enjoy! I thought the whole dinner was delicious and so wonderful to have the kids running around and playing chase with "cousins" during the day. We have so much to be grateful for! So many blessing we enjoy in our lives right now. Our family, home, and the gospel brings such joy in our lives!

On top of it all, the missionaries came over for dinner as well. We ate and played a famous people guessing game. It was pretty tricky when there were names I couldn't even pronounce, let alone guess! Stick with Jabba the Hut and Mickey Mouse, will you?  I didn't take any other pictures besides the dessert and getting ready to watch a movie. It was so great and wonderful be enjoy our Thanksgiving with good friends and family.

Lean to the left! Lean to the right! Stand up! Sit down and ENJOY THE SHOW!