Stuffed, and blessed!

We had a large group for Thanksgiving this year. With the family growing, we were up to 19. I have been planning, making lists, grocery shopping, cleaning, preparing, and baking for what feels like a month now! Thankfully, my kids are old enough now to help out quite a bit and volunteered often.
It was worth every ounce of effort, and we had a wonderful day with family.
Tables were set...

 Slowly people started showing up. Traffic was awful, so everyone trickled in throughout the day.

(Jax and Zoe)

(Cooper, Martin, Sonya, and Zoe)

(Dad and Me)

(Jessie spent lots of time outside playing with the dogs!)

 Joe and I were BUSY cooking while everyone visited and enjoyed some appetizers.

(Cathy, Amber, Jeff, Wes)

(Martin, Nathan, Camilo)

(Baby Morgan and Sonya)

(Jax and Jeff)

(Gramps with Jax and Zoe)

 Gramps was serving the drinks. The kids anxiously awaited their sparkling cider, and Cooper chose a fancy martini glass to enjoy his "cocktail!"

We decided buffet style would be the easiest with this group! Turkey, mashed potatoes, 2 types of stuffing, honey-creamed corn, roasted green beans, creamed spinach, cranberry sauce, rolls, and salad. Yummy!!

 I couldn't resist getting this bib for Morgan. He was a good boy for his first Thanksgiving, mostly eating and sleeping the whole day!

 After dinner, we enjoyed another buffet...this time with desserts. This is my favorite part of the day. I baked, and baked some more, and created a variety of homemade treats!

 Cooper was a big help setting this up, and couldn't wait to finally eat them!

(Max, Jeff, Meghan, Cathy, me, Dad)

 My mom was the official photographer of the day, so Cathy volunteered to get at least one picture of her!!

 It was such a wonderful day. We have so much to be thankful for. The Lord has blessed us all and it is nice to take some time to reflect on it, and enjoy a day to just be together.
Happy Thanksgiving!