Thanksgiving 2012

Our First Turkey

Thanksgiving 2012 was a wonderful time with both sides of the family. One day before the actual holiday, Jackie and I had my family over to celebrate. It was a wonderful to spend time with everyone and see Owen again! Jackie spent hours preparing for a great meal with my family. Jackie did a great job with all the food and decorations, but Owen was able to steal everyone's attention. 

+Lydia Harshbarger and +James Harshbarger dressed him up for the occasion. 

Everyone was keeping Owen very busy. Soon Owen got a little upset and started to cry. My dad picked him up and walked him around until he stopped crying. 

It was a great night, but the Thanksgiving fun was just beginning. 

The next day, Thanksgiving day, we started off with a race. Jackie, Esther, and I ran the Virginia Run Turkey Trot. It was lots of fun, but it was really cold out. While waiting to run we were jumping up and down to stay warm. This extra time allowed us to see some good costumes people wore during the race.

She is the butcher and he is the turkey

Everyone did a great job and had lots of fun running the race! Now that the race was over it was time to head to Jackie's parents house to begin cooking. Once we arrived I noticed all of the animals were fast asleep. It seemed like they already ate their turkey.

After dinner we had a fun round of Pictionary. There were many laughs and interesting drawings. :-)

It was a fantastic holiday with good friends and family. Donna brought over some silly hats for everyone to wear and they were a big hit!