Thanksgiving...it was a success!!

I actually did it!! I hosted my first Thanksgiving dinner and it went very well. Kevin and I got up at 3 am to put Tom the Turkey in his brine and then at 11:30 am, Tom went in the oven. The turkey was moist and so flavorful. I was both relieved and thrilled that the main entree was edible and delicious. I feel like I have made yet another passage in my womanhood...I have made the Thanksgiving turkey!!! The dining room table also turned out super fab!! I found this idea for centerpiece candles at another blog spot and re-created it. Martha Stewart should be calling me any day now...

Keegan also got to spend time with two more of his cousins, Madison and Caulin. Madison did a wonderful job playing with Keegan while Kevin and I cleaned up the kitchen. I do not know who giggled more that night, Madison or Keegan. Since we will not see the two kids for Christmas, they got to open up their Christmas gifts after dinner. This was Keegan's first time opening gifts. He was not really sure about the whole experience and needed help from the cousins to get his gifts unwrapped. All 3 kids got wonderful gifts and to quote my nephew after he opened up his Nintendo DS game, "All my dreams came true!" Wow...I guess that sums it all up!