Thanksgiving

We celebrated Thanksgiving at Nanny's this year.

As we arrived at Nanny's we all added a leaf to the Thankful Tree.  Our crew was thankful for things ranging from family to the Steelers.....and just about everything in between.  It was fun reading everyones leaves! 

It was a strange Thanksgiving because most of our family was gone in other directions.  So we celebrated with my Mom and Dad at their house and my sister was there and my crew was there and that was it!

Randy's folks were in Texas with his brother.  Randy's sister was in South Carolina with her husband's family.  My brother and his crew were in South Carolina with Holly's family.  We missed everyone!!!

We watched some football.

Hung out....

and we ate a bunch!

Then Mama and Randy and I watched a "chick-flick".

Dad and Stacy and Andrew played pool and watched football.

The kids played upstairs, downstairs, outside....

It was such a nice quiet day.

I even fell asleep on the couch for a few minutes during the movie!

After our movie/nap

We played a round of pick up sticks with the kids....but that didn't go well!

So we ended after just one round!

We stayed till around 6:00 and then headed to check on Randy's Grandma.  We had invited her to come with us....but she declined.....so we took her a plate of food and The Boy and The Girl stayed for a visit with Great Grandma and their baby cousin Elise while we took the little ones home to feed!

They didn't overeat....so they were hungry again!

It was a nice Thanksgiving

Really thankful for God's provision this year.  Really thankful for friends, neighbors, family, church.  Really thankful for God's grace, and peace that passes understanding, and hope, and faith, and love, and mercy.  Really thankful for our home.  Really thankful for pondering. 

Really thankful for do-nothing-but-chill and have fun days!

and

for yummy food!

Apple Crumb Pie

5 cups apples

1 9-inch pastry shell

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/3 cup sugar

3/4 cup all purpose flour

6 Tablespoons butter

Slice apples and peel and take out core.  Place in pastry shell.  Mix 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples.  Mix 1/3 cup sugar with flour.  Cut in butter, and mix with sugar and flour.  Sprinkle over apples.  Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until done.  May serve with vanilla ice cream.

*This is my mom's neighbor's apple pie recipe.  It is a family favorite.  It is the best apple pie recipe I have ever tated.  The top is so crumbly....YUMMY!  I don't really like fruit deserts but I love this one!

Basic Cake Pop Recipe

I made cake pops for the first time today.  I was wanting to try them and I had fun making them.  They take a lot of time.  The kids love them.  I haven't tried one....so I don't know but they turned out cute.  They are easy to make....just time consuming!

Happy Thanksgiving!