Thanksgiving Day Festivities

We have only 5 family members in southern CA now so our holiday dinners are quite small. Our good friends, the Holbrook family, who have uber large family gatherings, were not able to get together with their families this year. We decided to combine our dinners and be one big family for the day. We had quite a good time.

Brittany came over a little early and lent a hand to the preparation at our house. It was great having another pair of capable hands to make punch, set tables, whip potatoes, etc. It took a bit of pressure off for sure! Heather helped her, and it was cute to watch them together.

Jenna pitched in and helped with some peeling.

Here we are, ready to eat!

It was a very warm day here in southern Cali which made the backyard a perfect place to eat.

After dinner, the kids played outside...

then inside...

And the fun continued later on when we went to the Holbrook's home for pie and games. Here is the Rock Band ensemble...

and the Old Fogie card club. Good friends, good food and good fun made for an awesome Thanksgiving celebration!