How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was delicious. Alexis hosted this year and we had such a good time. She ran into the same issue I did the first year I hosted, with the turkey being done much earlier than expected (those freaking online turkey calculators are so inaccurate). But, no harm was done — it just sat wrapped in foil until we were all ready to eat.

And I mean, hello, look at that thing (delicious!):

We caught up over light appetizers and drinks to start, and Prim got some quality time in with her favorite Auntie Alexis:

I snuck into the backyard with Alexis and her little family to shoot pictures for their Christmas card (the shots turned out great!)

And finally we sat down to eat. The menu consisted of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, sweet potato and swiss chard gratin, homemade biscuits, and homemade cranberry sauce. And we of course followed everything up with pumpkin pie, apple pie, chocolate pie, and coconut bars + coffee and copious amounts of whipped cream.

It was a great night, and it got me so excited to sit around with family over many more delicious meals during the holiday season (isn’t that what the holidays are really all about?)

I hope your Thanksgiving was full of food and happiness, and your holiday season is the best ever! A post about the official start of the holiday season is coming up tomorrow. (Ahhhh the best 🙂 )