Thanksgiving 2009

Thom and I had everyone over for Thanksgiving this year. It was a wonderful morning. Thom and I played a round of scrabble after he got the turkey started. Spoke to everyone and got the impression that they would all be here late afternoon. Well surprise my mom, greg, and grandma all arrived around noon. Thom and I were in the middle of setting up so my poor mom ended up helping me clean and iron table cloths. Thom cooked and prepared the dinner. The setup turned out to be great but we had way, way, way too much food.

Amelia lost her tooth while eating! Appetizers: Strawberries, Cheese, and crackers.

Entree's: Turkey with fresh rosemary,fennel, lemon, olive oil rub (the meat fell off the bone), mashed potatoes, olives, cranberry sauce(made from scratch), sausage and apple stuffing, regular stuffing, green bean caserole (Michelle), quiche (Michelle), rolls (dad), broccoli salad (dad), green salad (Melissa), fruit salad (mom), pumpkin pies (mom), chocolate pie (michelle), and of course whip cream topping. I have a full fridge still (3days later) of food.
The Children's table! Hollie, Lauren, Amelia, Chris, and Maddy.

The adult table where we enjoyed a very expensive bottle of wine (so good thanks Michelle) !
Thom, Chris, Grandma Rizzo, Nana (not in pic) Opa, Michelle, Pat, Chris, Melissa (not in pic), and Dad.

It was a very nice evening! The best part was sitting around and talking with each other. We got to hear some details about Patrick's wedding, and talked about the old days. Pat and Michelle stayed and watched a movie. It was a great night.