A Thanksgiving Miracle

A miracle occurred this Thanksgiving. I fell head over heels in love with.....pumpkin pie! I have never liked pumpkin pie. As a child it made me gag. I would go as far as saying, in the past, I have absolutely loathed pumpkin pie. I am believer, though, that your taste buds change over time. In fact, one of my biggest pet peeves is when people INSIST they hate a certain food but haven't tried it for several years. Because of this strong belief, I try foods I hate at least once a year. Pumpkin pie has slowly been growing on me. I went from gagging it down, to being able to eat it, but not enjoy it, to absolutely loving it. I made a lot of pumpkin pies this year and discovered that the best ones are the thick, condensed ones. The secret to this? Using sweet and condensed milk.

Anyway, this Thanksgiving was GREAT. Dave and I have a Thanksgiving tradition where we run in the cold turkey race (a 5k) as a family every Thanksgiving morning. Its our way of getting in some exercise before we gorge ourselves later in the day. This year, Dave worked the night before and we were short on mullah for the entrance fees so we weren't able to participate. I improvised and went on a solo run while Dave and the girls napped. I have to admit, I missed the race day excitement and my little family but thoroughly enjoyed my peaceful run. It was a beautiful morning and great start to the day.

We went to my parent's house this year for Thanksgiving and for once, my WHOLE family was there. We weren't missing a single person. It was crazy, noisy, crowded and I loved every minute of it. Ya know, its no wonder I love Thanksgiving so much. It involves two of my favorite things in the whole world, family and food :)

Haha, poor Dave, he was SO tired. This is him trying to sneak in an afternoon nap with 4 little monkeys hovering near.

I had to add these last pictures in. One of the grandkids favorite thing to do is climb on Grandpa. He is so much more patient then I am. Its weird, he even seems to enjoy all the attention.

Thanks again mom and dad for an AMAZING Thanksgiving.