This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house.
Sean and I were so excited.
We've been dreaming of having a house big enough to have huge family gatherings.
The day before Thanksgiving, my in-laws arrived.
Thanksgiving morning my kids got to spend some one-on-one time with their grandparents.
That made me so happy.
They haven't gotten a lot of that since Sean's parents have never stayed with us before.
Lexi had so much fun dancing with her grandpa.
Sean and his dad did the turkey.
I was instructed to buy a bag to cook the turkey in.
I didn't realize that I had bought a brining bag and none else realized it either.
After the turkey had been in the oven for a little bit Sean saw that the bag was melting.
We quickly pull the bird out and cut off the bag.
Sean's dad went to the store and got use a new bag.
After that little mishap it was smooth sailing.
Josh was first to arrive that day.
He had a fuzzy tail key chain on his fanny pack and Eli thought it was a real animal.
He was fascinated by this animal that was "sleeping" in Josh's bag. It was hilarious!
Next Jared and Val's family and Michelle and Justin's families arrived.
The adults hung out and chatted while the turkey cooked.
I love Michelle in this "candid" picture.
The kids played in the basement and prepared a cousin concert for the adults.
That afternoon we did Ruby's smash cake which I blogged about here.
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The dinner preparations went smoothly. Our kitchen accommodated several chefs at once.
We put all the food on our island and set up four tables and fit everyone perfectly.
After dinner a few people took naps, the kids played together and several adults played games.
My Vegas nephew and nieces were so excited to see snow.
Even if it was old and there wasn't very much.
That night we did dessert, birthday presents for Ruby and Christmas pajamas.
We're just missing Harrison.
That night all the adults but Sean and I and my in-laws went to the movies.
Sean and the kids had a really good game of Hide-n-Seek which is awesome in our house.
Nana and Grandpa read books to the kids, Sean played a board game with the boys
and Grandpa taught the kids to play "Birdie, Birdie, My Cup."
That night all the kids except Austin and Lyla spent the night.
Eli was so excited to have Devin sleep in his top bunk and Parker sleep on his floor.
The next morning we played Hedbanz with the kids.
Friday we had our big ping pong tournament.
Sean was so excited for this.
We bought a used ping pong time before Thanksgiving so we could have a tournament.
Sean put everyone's name in a hat and that's how we were assigned which house we'd go into.
We were in house like Harry Potter.
Here's the final four.
Justin - Slytherin, Kristi - Ravenclaw, Garth - Gryffindor, Josh - Hufflepuff
It was Gyffindor verses Slytherin in the finals.
Slytherin won. So wrong!
The tournament was a lot of fun.
I can't wait to play ping pong next summer outside when it's warm.
We'll have to host some sort of big party.
That day the kids also did an art show in the basement. Sadly, I didn't take any pictures.
The girls were down in the basement getting ready for hours.
They each colored several pictures and arranged them like in a gallery all over the basement.
Having a basement for the kids to play in is awesome!
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Friday was also Devin's 10th birthday. So we did cake and presents that night.
Saturday we went over to Michelle and Justin's.
The guys went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the BYU game.
Michelle, Val and I took the kids to the movies to see The Good Dinosaur.
It was Eli's first time going to the movies.
That night we went down to Temple Square to see the lights.
It was cold but fun.
It was such a fun weekend. And one of my favorite Thanksgivings.
Thank you to everyone who came to our house. We loved having you in our home!
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