We are all thankful for. . .cell phones?

This year for Thanksgiving we decided to stay home instead of going up to Dayton or over to my Mom and Dads house.  It was just our immediate family for dinner and it was kind of nice, even though I had to do all of the cooking.  Austin came home from Idaho hoping to open his mission call on Wednessday, but it didn't come, so he jumped right in to hanging out with his friends and having them all over for a movie night.  It seems like you cook for days for this one meal and it is over in just a few minutes, but it is always worth the effort. 

We broke out the nice china, crystal goblets for the fancy lime slush, and REAL silver ware for the occasion.  Cody helped me set the table and finish up the cooking before dinner.  I found it very interesting that when we sat down to the meal I spent hours on, this is what I saw:

We are a modern family for sure, everyone has an electronic device that they are occupied with.  Needless to say, the blessing on the food was delayed.    

 

For dinner I made a small turkey breast because everyone voted to have ham instead.  I also made Idaho grown mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing cassarole, sweet potato pie, orange glazed carrots, homemade rolls, jello with whipped cream, and orange jello pudding salad.  I also had pumpkin, apple, and banana cream pies for later.  I think everyone enjoyed the meal and liked the new recipes for the most part.  It is always fun to use the finery I have saved in my hope chest for a long time.  I am grateful to have everyone together and safe, and for all our many other blessings that are to numberless to list.  We are so blessed!