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Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I thought I would share with you a few pictures from my weekend.

It was filled with lots of food. Moderation sure was hard but I preached it all week at work so I tried my hardest to practice it.

Thursday I went to my Dads and spent the day with him. I made a pumpkin pie to take!

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I found the idea to do the braded crust off of Pinterest. I’m addicted!

Friday my sister and her husband CJ came over to my mom’s to watch the Razorback game. Mom made chicken and dumplings!

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What a game.

Moses even dressed up for the game.

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Saturday we went over to my Grandmothers house for Thanksgiving with my mom’s side.

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We always have a good time at Grandmothers. She always goes over the top with her tab top decorations Aren't they perfect?! I was so excited that Ashley and William joined us as well.

We also celebrated Grandmothers birthday. My sister, Jamie made her cake.

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My Grandmother is the cutest Grandmother ever!

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We then celebrated our third Thanksgiving with my Mimi and Grandpa on Sunday at Cracker Barrel!

When my sister and I get together we always have Moses and her dog Zoey. They are like brother and sister!

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It was a great Thanksgiving weekend. I always love going home and being with my family.

I put my tree up Sunday night. It smells like cinnamon in my house right now! I love the holidays!

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Comments

  1. LindsayNovember 28, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Your grandma looks SO young!!! And I love your pie crust!

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  2. Sarah ElizabethNovember 30, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Love the pie crust...although moses is my favorite part of the post. What a cutie.

    Glad you had a happy thanksgiving.

    I am trying so hard not to get on pinterest...I am afraid it will consume my life...But it is hard. (sigh)

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