Thanksgiving

Thirty four...
That's the number of people who accepted our invitation for Thanksgiving lunch. Wes was up at 4:00 this morning to get the fire started on the smoker, and it was the best turkey I have ever eaten! I guess the others enjoyed it, too, because there are no left-overs.

Evan has anticipated this day for weeks now, not for food but for the "marathon" football game he had planned in the backyard. The boys played for hours, and when the last guests walked out the door, all three of my boys fell fast asleep.

Many thanks to all of our wonderful friends for spending the day with us! We are looking forward to hosting Thanksgiving lunch in November '09 already!

Cupcakes for Thanksgiving

My mom found this idea in a magazine and sent it to me last week. It's Turkey Cupcakes for Thanksgiving.

The boys were super excited about putting these together. It was perfect timing when another friend posted a recipe for yellow cake on her blog. The boys and I made the cake with her recipe, decorated the cupcakes with chocolate icing, and began the finishing touches. 

However, once the second turkey was complete, the boys ran. They realized the hardwork in adding eyes, beaks, noses, and feet to eighteen turkeys. I was left with the work all the time lamenting that if we had friends with fewer children it would make the entire process much easier. All eighteen are done, minus feet because that was just too much for my patience level to endure. Let's hope they taste good!