It was a GOOD DAY!

We were late getting to my daughter's house because I HAD to bake the yams in the morning, but when I saw them in the bowl I HAD to draw and paint them first. I just did!!!

My grand daughter asked why we were late! (It was only an hour, but sweet of her to notice)...she quickly found my paints I had brought and got to work creating her own Thanksgiving painting!

 Grand son found a game to play...

 My daughter and son in law are both excellent chefs. The kitchen smelled wonderful. The black bird in the foreground here is a duck made on the rotisserie out doors. I am still raving about how good it tasted. I took some home for today and it was THAT GOOD all over again. The turkey was nicely done as well.

 My grand daughter set the table beautifully using her great grandmother's china that now belongs to her mom (my daughter).

 It made me very happy to see mom's good dishes laid out so nicely for us to use and enjoy.

 This turkey got from my house to theirs on some previous Thanksgiving...and now he wears a sign.

 She was such a good helper the entire day and evening from set up to clean up! And of course all the gals were in the kitchen and by then the guys were downstairs watching football!

 I asked the kids to point to their favorite pies.

Son-IL made the big apple pie with apples from the tree in their backyard.

My brother brought a pumpkin and an ollaaberrie pie from Fat Apples in Berkeley.

Always delicious...and DD made fresh whipped cream w/out sugar.

NUMMY!!!

 I'd like to say I only ate this much; but later I snuck a second piece of pumpkin. I'd practically been fasting all week in readiness.

 Thank you dear daughter and SIL. You did yourselves proud. We all enjoyed it so much. Also in attendance were his mom, step dad and two step brothers and my brother and husband!

 After dinner, football and dessert DH played guitar and sang and Grand son accompanied him very well I might add on his drum! DH said he kept perfect time.

We have so much to be grateful for.

And I include all of you my dear friends (blog and non blog) as part of my blessings that I appreciate so very much. Thanks for coming by here when you do, when you leave comments, when you share and inspire, listen and tell, encourage and support.

                                                                              YOU ROCK!!!