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Dec 1 2015

family feasting

Posted by hayley
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If you know anything about me, you know I’m not much one for cooking. I do it because people in my house need to be fed, but otherwise I have zero passion for kitchen activities (unless we’re talking about a batch of fresh cookies, duh).

So for me to volunteer to host a family Thanksgiving, plan the menu, and handle all the cooking was just short of torture a miracle. Just kidding, kinda.

Songbird caught a crafty whim in the morning and designed our decor.

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Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

My parents (“Oma” & “Opa”) brought my grandmother from Indiana to join in the fun. It’s been 2 years since we last spent time with “GG” and the kids loved keeping her busy with board games while I worked on the bird.

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One thing I can do is follow a recipe. The meal was a lovely hodge podge of recipes plucked from Pinterest, timeless favorites passed down from Handsome’s Grandma Lois (the kitchen queen), and Ree Drummond’s (the Pioneer Woman) turkey step-by-step.

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Since all my efforts were food related, the tablescape lacked creative flair. I think everyone was just happy I made something edible! :)

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Songbird practiced her penmanship with personalized place cards, too.

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Family Feasting greyhouseharbor.com

Yes, Opa is grateful for indoor plumbing… aren’t we all.

Pumpkin pie and Tassie cookies rounded out the dessert portion of our feast – a most wonderful Thanksgiving celebration!

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Tags: family, holidays, our life, thanksgiving
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Nov 27 2013

thankful for little things

Posted by hayley
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The day of official thankfulness is nearly upon us! While we all can agree that gratitude is best exhibited all year long, there is something about this week that heightens our awareness of how good we really have it. This year I am thankful for the big, obvious things: my family, friends (new and old), our health, home and community.

This week I also tried to be mindful of and capture little things that I’m grateful for right at this moment in time. The list is random and certainly not all-inclusive, but important to me nonetheless…

* Thankful I have machines to do this for me.

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* Thankful he can feed himself and does so with exuberance.

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* Thankful for the beauty upwards…

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… and down below.

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* Thankful for her strong, long legs and attentive attitude.

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* Thankful for a husband who understands the “if I cook, you clean” mantra,
and complies every night without complaint.

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* Thankful that he can’t quite reach yet… and for how snuggly he is in footie pajamas.

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* Thankful for small shoes tossed aside in favor of bare feet at home.

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* Thankful for our unique approaches to parenting.
Mommy puts them to bed with books, Daddy puts them to bed with ChemLights.
They love both.

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* Thankful that she still fits in my lap and wants to “read” to me.

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I’m also thankful for you! Thanks for reading and joining in on our adventures… Now tell me, what are some small (or big) things you’re giving thanks for this year?

Tags: thanksgiving
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I'm Hayley. Wife and mother by day, DIY enthusiast by night. Fueled by sweet tea and jelly beans, I own power tools and know how to use them. Consider yourself warned.

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