Thanksgiving with the Marshall's

This post is kind of late but I still wanted to fit it in so that when this year is done, I have enough content to make another blog book but just of this past year. (Thank you to Cassidy for letting me steal these pictures from her blog. I didn't pull out my camera for some reason, but I am glad that she took these.)

This year for Thanksgiving we spent a quiet day at home with our friends, Shawn, Cassidy, Elle, and Elijah. They are some awesome new friends of ours. We met about 6 months ago by pure luck. They've become great friends and I am so glad that they live here instead of in St. George where they use to live. They weren't going to be able to go home to their families so we invited them over. We had a blast!

My manly man, Jared, is carving up the turkey. I am surprised he didn't get his power tools out for the carving because I was sure that he was addicted to carving with power tools after the whole pumpkin thing, but he stayed traditional.

How Tasty!

(The turkey I mean, though Jared is too!)

The kids and Shawn were enjoying the veggie tray while waiting for the delicious, but simple Thanksgiving meal was being prepared.

 Jordyn and Elle, who is 1 month older, were having fun playing on these bouncy balls. We didn't get a picture though of Elle, she wouldn't look our way. (Notice the nice orange marker colored all over Jordyn's ankle. Naughty!)

 My super awesome friend, Cassidy, holding her super cute baby boy, Elijah. He was born back in October, so the poor girl had to move to a freezing cold place like Idaho, find a new OBGYN, and try to meet new people. She was so desperate, she ended up with me. Sucker...you can't get rid of me now!(That may sound stalker-ish, but don't worry I am not. Mwhahahahaha.)

 I was in attendance during the whole thing. I was just comforting my sorrows with the bottle when Cassidy caught me in the act.

After we started dinner, we went around and said what we are grateful for, besides the obvious, which we did state that we are very grateful for our Savior and the gospel, Eli mentioned his toy cars, Kenzie said health, I said Jared and modern appliances, and I know that Jared, Shawn and Cassidy said stuff but I can't recall what. That is what you get for putting off posting, you forget stuff.

We played games and watched movies the rest of the day. I'd say it was a successful Thanksgiving day!

(no alcohol was consumed during the making of Thanksgiving dinner....or anytime afterwards!)