Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts

Monday, November 30, 2020

Thanksgiving Weekend

 We kept it pretty simple and yummy.

Yoda made apple pie, Mimi made chocolate meringue pie, and Parker made 2 kinds of cranberry sauce. 

Greg made the turkey in our countertop turkey roaster, it's great because it frees up the oven!  We have it sitting here at Yoda's remote learning desk.  Greg did a fresh, local, fancy turkey, with a wet brine.   I made or assisted making the sides, we split the work on the gravy and I bought the rolls.  At the last minute Greg saw the white potatoes that I bought on a whim and he went for it. 

Monday, December 9, 2019

Thanksgiving Report

Tuesday: We washed some clothes and threw them in a bag.  Then we picked up each kid from school and drove off to NYC and NJ for Thanksgiving!

Wednesday: We ate our way around NYC. 

First Bagels by my sister's house.

  Then Cronuts.
 Amazing Pizza after a walk on the Highline

Then some Portuguese Pasteis de Nata

Later that night we had Chicken here, no photos though

Last was dessert ;) at the Milk Bar.  I can't find the photos from there, I'll get them in a bit...

 Greg and Parker had fancy ice cream, but Yoda, Mimi, Sonya and I custom designed our fancy cookie.  We were so full we waited until the next day to eat while we drove to NJ and my other sister's house for Thanksgiving dinner. 
 
 On the Highline




 
 Then Sonya lead us to see the Macy's Day Balloons being filled.  Can you see them in the back? 
Here's a few more close up...


 This one was the one Parker was most excited about but it was still flat!
DragonBallZ!

 Thursday: Yoda, Sonya and I thought we'd seen enough of the parade so we decided to stay at Sonya's to bake, pack, Yoda got to play with his new birthday Legos from Sonya.

 Mimi and Parker were rewarded with free swag from Netflix for going to the parade early in the morning with Greg. 
 Green Eggs and Ham! 

 By some miracle we had wonderful clear roads for our trip to NJ!
 The kiddos had lots of fun with cousin H and her new dog. 

 We went on a long walk after dinner. 
 I have another photo with everyone, I'll get to that...
UPDATE:
Here it is!
That night we drove all the way home so that Parker could work on Black Friday.  Phew!  What an awesome trip, so happy we could see family :)

Monday, November 25, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving

While driving past a church with a sign that read, "Thanksgiving Worship Service..."
Yoda said, "Wait, they worship Thanksgiving?!?!"

Monday, December 17, 2012

Rock Garden and more

 More from our Ohio wish list...the day after Thanksgiving we headed to a...
 ...Rock Garden in Springfield...

 ...a dairy where they milk the cows and turn it into ice cream!  That's so crazy to a city girl like me.  Like we met the cows where the milk came from. 

 Moooo  

 Obligatory toddler-tractor photo opportunity. 

...and the Dayton Air Force Museum.  

And here's a big plane that Greg was excited to see. 

Happy Holidays!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!

Turkey Pancakes

Parker's latest trick
(video)


Friday, December 4, 2009

Bike riding and Thanksgiving

Indiana has obviously outgrown this little bike, and we promised him a new one when he learned to ride without the training wheels.

I can't help but remember learning to ride a two-wheeler in Moab at my Granddad's house with my cousin's
's bike. She's a little younger then me and therefore had a smaller bike so falling wasn't quite so scary. I thought this would work well for Indiana also-yeah, I was right:)

When I thought about this long Thanksgiving weekend with Greg at home, I suggested those boys get in some riding practice, and they happily got to work.

Day one: Some silly falling and lots of laughing.

They took off the training wheels and I turned around to see Indiana at the top of the driveway's slight hill and Greg letting him ride down with no assistance. Luckily he landed on the grass.

My protective instincts kicked in, Me:"What are you doing? Who taught you to ride a bike?"

Greg, flatly:"The ground"

Day two: a little more falling, but also more confidence, and of course more laughs.

Day three: riding like a pro! I guess we are going bike shopping...
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Greg sharpening his carving skills. I told him I wanted to get a pre-cooked turkey and just spend time on the sides. I'm not really one for handling raw meat. But he and Sonya did everything, I didn't even see it until it came out of the oven!
yummy sides
No football this year (no sadness here), just A BUNCH of rockband!
Sonya flew in with her buddy Sophie. I'm not sure who was laughing more, the kiddos or me.
What trip with Sonya would be complete without a few whoopie pies? We actually made these ones. They were delish! I mean De-lick-ish!

Monday, November 30, 2009

Pilgrim or Pirate

To Mimi there's no difference
Arrrrr......

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Tonight I'm...

1-making a pumpkin pie
2-making 2 kinds of cranberry sauce
3-letting Greg brine the turkey
4-giving thanks I'm not in labor

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Thanksgiving is over...

I was hurrying to get Superman from school, I ran out of the house, rushed to the car, put Mimi in and then quickly sprinted to my side of the car and started to climb in. Just at that point I heard a noise I've never heard before--a gobble--a real one, not the fake one I've said since pre-school. I turned to see where the noise was coming from, there was a rafter of wild turkeys. I stood there in shock. The men working on the house across the street (also standing in shock) asked me if this happens often, I somehow was able to say "never". I was frozen, I'm such a city-girl, (even though I grew up with deer in my back yard in NJ) I had been on that side of the car, and just 10 feet from those crazy birds. This blog post popped in my mind and the need to share this bizarre New England moment overcame my fear of being pecked and being late to pick up Superman. I somehow got the camera.

This picture is a little blurry, but it shows how tall a turkey can be. If Mimi was standing next to them, I'm pretty sure he would be taller.














This was a post by Val, even though it says it was a post by Greg, he is not a city girl:)

Monday, December 3, 2007

Thankful Things

Superman likes any kind of glasses. He wore these 3-D glasses ALL day, to EVERY store! The bank, the bookstore, the post office, etc. Most people took a close look and some people asked if he was going skiing, yeah, I didn't get that one either.
Mimi loves putting stuff on her head-food, wallets, hats, and balloons. I have been practicing balloon sculpture for the upcoming birthday parties, and this was my first attempt at a hat. Mimi wore it most of the afternoon.
But there is nothing my kids like more then wrestling.

For Thanksgiving I was thankful for visitors. I didn't get a picture of the food, but one of my favorite things is a brined turkey that I didn't have to touch from it's raw-fresh-organic state, until it was cooked, carved, and on my plate! Yum!