Delirious Fun on Thanksgiving Eve

If there is something that I have learned over the years of having a big family is that even though they bring great joy and happiness they also bring a kind of craziness that you can only come to love if you spend enough time with them. Throw in grandparents, an uncle, and a great aunt and you will get loads of delirious fun.

For dinner one night I made a whole gallon of chocolate milk. Jonny was thrilled when I actually let him drink the last cup from the jug!

Anastasia along with all the girls curled her hair--- just to stay home. Doesn't she look cute?

Dennis went outside to help build a fort and in the process smashed his finger. Jonny was involved so he says but to this day I can't get a straight story. All I know is that it involved a hammer. Can you say ouch?

Adam tried to distract Dennis from the cold ice that Julia was applying by singing him a lullaby. I gave Dennis some candy. Both did the trick.

Grandma and Rachel had fun arranging the flowers

while my Mom and Caleb unpacked groceries.

Julia thought it the perfect time to sport her "Give Thanks" socks.

Last night I encouraged an "ahooditz machina" drawing contest which was loads of fun. All this with Rock Lobster playing in the background. Dennis had fun cutting up the pictures. What would your cucumber car look like?

My Mom taught the girls how to make homemade caramel.

Yummmmm!

One of our favorite games is Rumikub.

Grandpa went to Home Depot to buy some wood for the kids' fort.

After eating "unforgettable" onion rings that will be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons, we came home to prepare the turkey so that it could slow roast all night. At this point I was feeling a bit tired and deliriously goofy so I sat at the bar and observed the turkey preparations.

Let's just say we all learned about turkey zits as my Mom squeezed the remaining feathers out of the bird.

John put the final touches on the turkey before covering it up to slow roast all night.

Tomorrow we will celebrate Thanksgiving with countless things to give thanks to. One being my 89 year old grandfather joining us for dinner. For Anastasia, Paul, and Alex this will be their first time meeting their great-grandfather.