The First Thanksgiving

This weekend was a huge success, partly because we saw Mockingjay Part 1 which was AMAZING, but mostly because we got to decorate for Christmas and celebrate Thanksgiving! 

Since we are heading up to NYC this week, we decided to do a Thanksgiving dinner tonight just for the two of us. This is our third Thanksgiving married, but since we have always celebrated with our family, we have never had to fend for ourselves. Honestly, it was so much fun!

I found a mini ham and turkey at Walmart which were both oven ready, so I got to skip bathing and basting. 

The supplies. As you can see, I cheated on my rolls. I'm proud it only took three hours with one oven and knocking out a few loads of laundry for our trip.

YUM, My favorite part of Thanksgiving, pecan pie!

Todd cutting out first turkey.

Dinner next to our Christmas tree. This time of year just makes me so happy and now it's socially acceptable to bust out the Christmas music.

We have a lot to be thankful for this year. One of my family's Thanksgiving traditions is to go around the table and have each person say what they are thankful for. This is one of my favorite traditions that has continued on to our family.

We're coming for ya NYC, watch for us at the Thanksgiving Day Parade!

-Makenzie