Since Eric had to work this Thanksgiving, we decided to invite Stacy's family up to celebrate with us in Holden. It was our first time cooking a special dinner for so many people.
Stacy got some much-appreciated help in the kitchen from her mom, especially with chopping up the celery root (for a new recipe, mashed potatoes and celery root), as seen here:
Stacy got some much-appreciated help in the kitchen from her mom, especially with chopping up the celery root (for a new recipe, mashed potatoes and celery root), as seen here:
The men spent the late morning and afternoon enjoying the parade, football, and even a little basketball!
We were excited to finally get use from our new, large table and put much time and thought into making the table look nice.
Despite doubts from the peanut gallery, the turkey was done on time and came out perfectly!
Brian, Melissa, Joe...
...Sue, Scott, Uncle Dave...
...Eric and Stacy all enjoyed the Thanksgiving feast!
The Alexanders/Vaillancourts don't mess around when it comes to dessert! As you can see from the spread, there was plenty to choose from, although some (ahem, Brian) didn't choose, and had a true "rainbow." (In fact, likely for the first time in the history of Alexander/Vaillancourt Thanksgivings, Brian had a double rainbow - a little of everything from both dinner and dessert!)
Our first holiday hosting experience was a huge success, and we hope to do it again...someday!
We hope all of our family and friends were surrounded by as much food, family and fun as we were!
