2009 Galloway/Kopecky Thanksgiving

This year was the best Thanksgiving I have had in a long time. It was really laid back. We spent the afternoon with Neal's Aunt Wanda, Uncle Gerald, Austin and their family. The children had a great time with all of the neighboring children. The food was delicious and I really enjoyed the company of the Leggett Family.
After we had all of the fun with the Leggetts, we went home to start our dinner with my family. We had my brother, Alex and his partner, Jeremy, and my Dad over for dinner. We didn't start cooking until late in the evening. Our day was so busy that I forgot to take pics. I am getting slack in that area. Please forgive me.

I have learned over the years of hosting Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day dinners, that the later the dinner, the better for me and my family. I don't have to wake up early in the morning to start cooking the turkey and speaking of cooking the turkey, it is no longer my responsibility to cook!!! Woo Hoo!! We are now the proud owners of a turkey fryer. So Nealsie is in charge of that. I cook and bake the rest. And so by starting cooking later in the afternoon, we get to enjoy time together as a family. That is very important, especially on Christmas day. We love to wake up at the butt crack of dawn with the children and watch them open their gifts. Then we play with their toys and I don't have to worry about dinner until later on.



HAPPY THANKSGIVING. GOBBLE GOBBLE.