First up, my Mom's and Dad's. We were surprised to find that my Grandpa and my brother and his new family showed up. It was a lot of fun. We started with appetizers of veggies & dip, spinach dip and some rolls stuffed with salami. Yum! I didn't eat much that morning and was STARVING!
Then, it was the main course. Turkey, ham, stuffing, yams, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, homemade bread and the like. I really enjoy yams and sweet potatoes because they are something we rarely eat. My mom did it all by herself. Well, I offered. I was on the clean up crew.
Here are some fun pictures of my family.
I felt lucky to spend time with my family and chit chat with my mom and new sister-in-law. My dad and grandpa enjoyed spending time with John. However, John was confused when I told him that my grandpa was Papa's daddy, just like Papa was my daddy. He liked spending time with Papa and his great-grandpa.
After I finished the dishes, we had dessert. We had apple, pumpkin and cherry pies as well as a pound cake to choose from. Yummy!
Soon, we took off to Tim's family. His mom made most of the same things as mine. While they looked delicious, I had to pass! We then watched "National Lampoon Christmas Vacation" like every other year. Finally, we had dessert. I had some gingersnap cookies and pumpkin dip.
All in all, a great day spend time with our families. While I don't care for going back and forth every holiday, I appreciate the memories we are making and the gift of both our families.
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