Thanksgiving

Forrest decided that he didn't want to deal with all the clean up involved with deep frying the turkey in the backyard to he searched for a new method on the food network website. He brined the turkey overnight in vegetable stock laced with herbs and spices. Then for the first 30 minutes it roasted at 500 degrees. The remaining time was set at 350. It's one of the best turkeys I've ever tasted. Amazingly juicy. Can't wait to make sandwiches.

We divided the cooking chores quite well. Noah did the green bean casserole. Alyssa made the stuffing and rolls. Mom made the pies. I took care of potatoes and appetizers.


After the feast the kids had just enough energy to play video games for awhile.

Then we all went for a walk to get some fresh air so we could work up our appetites for pie. Dad snapped some pictures for Christmas cards since our previous attempt last month didn't work out. Noah isn't really taller than Forrest yet. Forrest is standing in a hole. But he is a full 6 feet even now. I lost my bet with Alyssa. She was sure he'd be 6 foot before Christmas and I disagreed.

Some how mom and dad managed to avoid being in any pictures. I will have to remedy that today at Noah's basketball tournament.