YES, Deacon tried the turkey! He'll be sticking with Mac and Cheese as his main sustenance, but we were happy he took the plunge.
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Dinner time! Terri discusses the lives and loves of the House of Windsor with real-live Englishman Justin Stanley and his queen, Christi.
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Mike, Carol and charming David.
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After dinner... a Thanksgiving quiz!
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With the highest score, the evening's Thanksgiving expert was Molly!
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The turkey dinner was just an appetizer... time for the evening's main dish.
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But first... I mentioned that I had prepared a tie-breaker quiz (Star Wars questions) in case the Thanksgiving quiz resulted in a tie. Confirming my contention that we had the coolest Thanksgiving guests in the world, they all requested a chance to take the Star Wars quiz anyway!
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The Force was even with baby David!
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Christi and Justin are formidable quiz-takers.
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Justin proved himself to be a true Jedi Master! Ever the humble Jedi, he requested that the prize be awarded to the second-highest scorer. But the Force runs strong in his family... his son Pierce took second place!
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Time for an Alff Family and Friends Sing-Along!! Here, power soprano Susie impressively hits (and holds) the high note in The First Noel!
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Carol sings carols!
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The band.
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The Stanleys head home.
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Fun with chalk! David LOVES scribbling on the porch.
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Accomplished pianist Elisha, 13, provides entertainment. (And in the background, Terri, Grandma and Grandpa hang on Susie's every word.)
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Deacon and William and a very messy room!
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We got a great picture of the Ross family on their way out the door last year...
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(10:30 p.m. Thanksgiving 2007)
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So we had to stick with tradition and take another one.
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(9:30 p.m. Thanksgiving 2008)
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We were delighted to enjoy the company of Carol's sister Liz, her daughter Elisha, and Liz and Carol's Auntie Eleanor as well! We took a family photo, in which Maren made an unexpected appearance.
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Again, we hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, etc. etc.!
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One more thing...
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Per our highly scientific and well-informed after-dinner conversation, is it a coincidence that I snapped this picture of a ladybug on Maren's finger the very next day?? I think not.
Watch out for those killer albino ladybugs!!
4 comments:
I had too much turkey and do not remember a thing.
I'll coordinate the intervention.
I remember everything...and for $5 I won't tell...hahaha. We had a great Thanksgiving. All my non-Alff friends are soooo jealous!
Just biding my time until when you least expect it...
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