Our French Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving dinner was a little less than "traditional" this year.

We went over to our good friends the Atkinson's and joined with them in their tradition of making a French dinner on Thanksgiving.

After our appetizers of crackers and cheese...

We had French Onion soup to start with, which Jake torched for us.

And then after an intermission we had duck, rolls, green beans, apple and sausage stuffing, and the most delicious gravy courtesy of James.

It wasn't too un-traditional because there was a turkey that made an appearance on the table...

And of course these guys were there.

For dessert we had this yummy cake that I don't remember the name of, with homemade vanilla ice cream.

And then like a normal Thanksgiving we lounge around after stuffing our faces and felt the effects of the triptofan that we didn't eat...

Well, except for maybe Andy. He pushed Oliver around on the John Deere tractor for quite some time.

It was a fabulous "French" Thanksgiving. (We had a turkey dinner with the Atkinson's last night as well. It was a good weekend.)

And here is our Thankful Turkey:

He is missing a few feathers on the bottom left side because someone (he'll be left un-named) learned to climb up on our fireplace hearth and may have started to pluck the feathers before this picture was taken.

He actually learned how to do that while I was fast asleep on the floor. I woke up to nice thud and when I looked at him he had feathers in his hand... guilty?

Thankfully, no serious harm was done to either Andy or the turkey.

Now on to our Thankful Turkey lists!

Brig:
Jesus Christ
Helpful Attitude
Friends
Books
FHE (it's the best)
Indoor plumbing (it's a blessing)
Climbing and other outdoor adventures
Cookies and other delicious treats
Chelsea's sweet home cookin' :)
The French (Yum!)
A job and a chance to work
Pumpkin pie (soo good!)
Scriptures
Entertainment
Education
Health (aka not sick)
God's creations
Kisses from A & C woot! woot!
Andy (b/c he's my micro man)
Chelsea (b/c she is the bestest wife ever!)
Little children (babies)
Kisses! Especially from my swedey!!
Snow (...and I'm not grounded!)
Smart ppl like Albert Einstein

Chelsea:
My mom
Snow
Cuddle time
The Gospel
Being a mom
Brigham
Music Technology
Family
Crocheting
Chocolate Milk
Prayer
Scriptures
Jesus Christ and the Atonment
My health
Shelter... so I don't have to be outside in -50 degrees
The Holy Ghost
A caring husband
Andy
My dad :)
Chapstick
Christmas music
A day to be extra thankful for everything

Andy:
Snowsuit
Binkie
Laughter
Mr. Potato Head
Milk
Tomatoes
Apples
Mom
Blanket
Friends
Towers
Little Quack
Dad
Naptime
Kisses
Girard the Giraffe
Piano
AB & J sandwhiches
My orange sled
Story time
Playtime
The ability to learn new things
Grandmas (& Grandpas)
John Deere Tractor