FAMILY, FOOD AND GAMES

Debra and I had originally planned to have Gordon and Josie over for Thanksgiving along with their four girls.  Ashley was to join us, too, making a total of nine turkey eaters in our home for Thanksgiving.  This was going to be the first time we've had more than three guests in our home since moving to our little house in Talent.

 

The more we thought about it, however, Debra and Josie both agreed that it would be easier for the kids if Debra did the cooking, as planned, and then we transported the food to their house.  More room for the kids to play around after dinner that way.

 

It was a good call.  We ate.  We played.  And I was the first one to leave, since I was the only one in the group who had to get up and go to work the next morning.



 

The Thanksgiving crowd included (clockwise, starting at the front of the table) Ashley, Rylie, Gordon, Baylee, Debra, Alexia, Josie, Makiah and me.

Just prior to dinner, Gordon, Baylee, Rylie and Ashley hung out in the living room.

Josie and Debra prepared the food while Alexia and Makiah waited at the table.

After dinner, Rylie and I played Jenga while Makiah watched in eager anticipation of an inevitable structural collapse.

The inevitable eventually happened.

I read a couple of books to the youngest two, then I went home while everyone else stayed.