Getting Ready for the Big Turkey Day!!!

I love Thanksgiving. It is my most favorite holiday. I love the idea of family coming together to eat and just enjoy each others company. No need for gifts...just being together is gift enough. So, this year, I decided to host Thanksgiving for Kevin's side of the family. I love to cook. I grew up with my mom always having a wonderful hot meal on the table. Every night she did this and I have adopted the same tradition in our home. I have learned a lot from my mom as far as how to make some really good food. So, the idea of making Thanksgiving dinner does not scare me, but making the turkey does! I have watched EVERY foodnetwork.com "how to" video and I have the Food Network channel on all day. I plan on brining the turkey and then roasting it. So, I learned I will need a big stock pot for the turkey to brine it. Kevin brought home this stock pot last night and Keegan wanted to play in it! So...here you have it...our little Thanksgiving Turkey.
I even have had Kevin watching videos on how to carve the turkey. I keep letting him know this a "man's job" to build up his ego and confidence! I know he will do a great job. I just hope the turkey comes out moist! I plan to post pics of the Thanksgiving Day events and hopefully will have many success stories about the turkey. I just keep telling myself that even if the turkey does not turn out well, I make a killer apple pie!