Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We had a great Thanksgiving this year. Russell and I hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year and all of the Farnsworth clan came up to celebrate with us on Friday, November 20. We also invited Aunt Charlene, Bryson, and Grandma and Grandpa Maxwell. It sure was a house full of people but it was a house full of fun and really good food too. Because we were hosting, we made the dinner. I have never roasted a turkey before or made the Thanksgiving dinner because we have always gone to my moms for Thanksgiving. There was a lot of study and preparation that went into this meal and the final result was amazing.
Here we are with our first turkey This turkey was so good and so juicy. It fell right off the bone and we didn't even need a knife. First we brine the turkey for a day before cooking it low and slow. It was perfect. We also made stuffing, sweet potato casserole, and mashed potatoes and gravy. LeeAnn brought green bean casserole, Jen brought the rolls and Jello, and Traci brought the green salad, We had a great feast.
After stuffing ourselves with turkey, we needed some exercise to work off the calories. The next morning (Saturday, November 21) we participated in the Smithfield Turkey Trot 5K.
Traci, Sean, Jen, and I ran the 5K while Russell ran with the kids in the 1 mile kids race. The race was really fun and one we just ran for the fun of it not worrying about fast times or places. The kids had a great time running with all of their might.
In the end however, we did end up getting some cool prizes. Paul won first place in the kids race and won a turkey! Alex was fourth place and Emily was sixth. They won ice cream at Casper's. Sean won first place in his age division winning a free entrance into another race which he gave to me. I won second place in my age group winning free entrance into the Smithfield Rec Center.
Here we are showing off our ribbons from the race. All of the kids received green ribbons for finishing their race.
After the race, we took everyone to the Pepperidge Farm factory and the Casper's Fat Boy Factory where we bought way too many Fat Boys and Gold Fish. We finally got home, changed, and rushed Emily over to her class party. For winning the Box Tops competition at school, her class won a party at Air Bound Gymnastics. Emily had a great time with all of her friends and now wants to do gymnastics.
When Emily got home, we all headed up the canyon to go shooting.
This was really fun and something I haven't done in a long time. We shot clay pigeons with shotguns and targets with .22s. The kids had a great time learning how to shoot the .22s.
This weekend was really fun having everyone together. It was kind of stressful though having so many people in our house. We were glad to back to a normal routine.
On Wednesday we traveled down to St. George to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. It was fun to be with everyone again. I was also able to go shopping on Black Friday with my sisters; a tradition we do every year.
We had a great Thanksgiving.
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