More Thanksgiving...

More pictures from our fun day...

Brandon and Logan

Dad and Aiden

Our trip to the park became known as the "longest walk to the park ever" but it was great to get out of the house after our feast. Logan is playing telephone with Uncle Josh in the picture above.

Mom (Nana) loving on Aiden

Tanner was in heaven once he found a "blanket" under the Christmas Tree, otherwise known as the tree skirt. He poses great for pictures and is very photogenic.

Ashley and Landon made the trip too. I was sad after looking back through pictures and I did not have one of the Smiths. I will post one with Christmas!

Thanksgiving Eats...

Better late than never! This post is long overdue but I did want to share a few items from our Thanksgiving feast.

First - the turkey! Isn't it pretty!? Mom gets all the credit for getting our turkey ready for the brine. I had gloves on and thought I was going to do it all by myself until I felt it for the first time. Moms are pros at this so I quickly became a spectator through step 1. As soon as the turkey was in the brining bag, I was ready. And... it turned out great. I gathered a lot of my Thanksgiving recipes from The Pioneer Women (PW), including my turkey brine - William Sonoma's Apple and Spice Turkey Brine. Delicious!

Rolls from scratch...

Stuffing! I didn't get an after picture but here is the cornbread and white bread "drying out" during preparation! Thanks Mom for getting it all ready!

Sugar cookies of course... no holiday is complete without them.

And more desserts courtesy of our guests...

That is all I got pictures of. We also had Whiskey Glazed Carrots, Grilled Asparagus, Green Bean Casserole, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Pasta Salad, and a Fruit Salad. Yes, food for days!

Habitat Update

Josh's current build is coming along great! The inside walls have been painted and several weekends ago it was all about the tile. (J is in the green shirt)

The build is on schedule and going really well. All of the volunteers cannot wait to welcome home the Baker family in February.

SETTING THE SCENE...

Our Thankgiving table... set for 9 with Aiden playing on the floor close by.

GIVE THANKS

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. It is a time to honor our blessings, cherish family, make memories, and kick off the wonderful celebration of Christmas.

just a glimpse of fall in the Carson home...

This year Josh and I headed north on Thanksgiving day to spend time with his Mom's family in Fairview, Oklahoma. Grandma Myrna and Aunt Cheryl did such a great job with the Thanksgiving feast. We were able to visit with family that we do not get to see every year and catch up on everyone's happenings. It was a great Thanksgiving day.

Once we got home Thanksgiving evening, Creed Thanksgiving was in full swing as Josh and I were the hosts for the Creed Thanksgiving this year. To no suprise, I am a list maker. I cannot even begin to count the number of lists I made in preparation for this special day...a few weeks worth ... perhaps a few too many. I put a whole new meaning on "checking it twice".

Mom came up to Oklahoma a couple days early to help me and boy, did she ever. I could never had done it without her. Moms are remarkable people with so much wisdom on all things life related. They got it all. I pray that the wisdom of our mothers shines through us as parents to our own children one day.

More Thanksgiving details to come...

a spoon full of sugar...

Mom planned to take our cousin Mary to Mary Poppins The Musical for her birthday. When Mom mentioned this to Ash and I, we thought we just had to go too! It was a great show and we all had a great time with our sweet cousin. Mary arrived as the 20th Garrey grandchild after five straight boys. We love our boys but she is one special girl. I cannot believe she is 7 years old!

Mary thought DART was quite an adventure. She switched seats a couple times to find the perfect place to sit for the ride to Fair Park.

OU-TX WEEKEND

October brings about the OU-TX football game every year. It had been several years since Josh and I had gone to the game and we were very excited that we got to go this year. Being a student and a spouse of a student, definitely comes with its perks. It was a great weekend for football and family.

Before the game...