We were excited to spend several days in St. George with Hillary and Patrick this year. Garrett's roommate Danny Arana joined us as well. Fun group!
This is the response I usually get from this 17-year-old...
I was both nervous and excited about cooking my VERY FIRST Thanksgiving dinner! We've always gone to parents, in-laws or siblings houses for Thanksgiving so attempting the whole meal was what prompted me to attend a Thanksgiving Basics class the previous week. Boy did it help! I cooked the turkey in a bag and it was done sooner than it said on the bag so I learned to take it out a little earlier next time...
I made homemade cranberry sauce--SUPER easy and tastes 1,000x better than canned!
Not sure if I'd make this sweet potato casserole again since I prefer my yams with marshmallows.
Mashed potatoes in the crockpot is absolutely the way to go and there's no stress right before it's time to eat to mash the potatoes...
The pan gravy turned out like it was supposed to but I still need to figure out how to make my mom and Nana's gravy since it's the very best I've ever had.
Pomegranate raspberry jello salad with homemade whipped cream is always a hit!
Homemade Lion House rolls were delicious--just not used to the St. George oven so they got a little browner on top than I'd like but Grayson said he preferred them that way...
No time to make pie (which I don't mind) with traveling and doing everything myself, but Veyo Pies were killer and the coconut cream pie in the middle never made it to the table because I ate it all by myself over three days!! (don't tell...)
Cooper enjoys our movie nights and snuggles up to anyone who will let him or he gets his own Luv Sac...
The boys went dirt biking a couple of times and enjoyed every hour!
Made a stop to see the lights at the St. George temple and we took turns zipping Cooper up in our coats since it was only in the 30s...
Played four square, pickle ball, went on walks to the duck pond and there was an extreme amount of video gaming going on...
SO thankful for my amazing family and the fun times we have together. Only 3 more days until Sister Tebbs is home to make our family complete again!!!
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