GIVING THANKS

Darrell and i had a double celebration this thanksgiving. a year ago, on thanksgiving day, the love of my life, Darrell William Bryce , purposed to me. it's pretty hard to beat that, but this thanksgiving was still a great great great day.
heather and i teamed up and made the table decorations. i made my yummy apple crumb pie. Darrell played his Call of Duty Modern War Fair II game, which makes him happy. Debbie cooked up a feast--we could hardly fit everything on the table. the day was full of laughter and fun

i was totally in my element decorating the table

Darrell being a silly butt

so i came up with an idea of making thankful cards. i put one in front of everyone's plate. before dinner we each wrote something we are thankful for. we put them in my pioneer basket and at the end of dinner we read them.

pioneer basket. it took a long time make these summer and Darrell paper pioneers, but i enjoyed it. i saved them so i can have them for my future thanksgivings...if they will last

for the napkin holders i made pumpkins and turkeys. gobble gobble

our leaf tree. it looked perfect for our fall feast. plus it made up for the lack of colorful leaves outside =D hehe

after dinner we all talked and laughed playing cards until midnight (we didn't realize how late it was until we checked the time. oops). i love how Darrell's family is full of jokes making every moment an enjoyable, laughable one.