Happy Turkey Day!

Today was so much fun, even though the timing didn't quite go as planned. We had Eli and Katie over for Thanksgiving dinner. The plan was to put the turkey in the oven around 11 and eat around 3. Welllll....I had been defrosting my turkey in the fridge for two days so I figured it would be ready. Unfortunately, I woke up this morning and the turkey was still VERY frozen. So, I filled the sink with cold water and put the turkey in it. That really didn't help much though, so I ended up taking the wrapping off the turkey and just running lukewarm water over/through it. It was still a little frozen in the center, but finally at 1:00 I had to make an executive decision. Either make everyone wait even longer to eat, or just stick the turkey in the oven. So, I ended up cooking it a little frozen still. Finally when we did take the turkey out (around 5:30) the meat was at the proper temperature, but the part that had been frozen wasn't quite cooked to where it should have been. So, we cut off the good meat and then stuck the turkey back in the oven. Not the most conventional way to cook a turkey, but it worked!

Anyways...my dad and Teresa had sent us the CUTEST hat and bib for Lincoln to wear today. Oh my gosh, he looked so stinking cute. He has such a chubby neck that the bib didn't stay on very well, but we sure did get some cute pictures.

Here is the first one. He was kind of grumpy this morning so we couldn't get him to smile, but look how cute he is! Something else funny happened this morning. I was getting the house cleaned up and asked Sheridan if he could get Lincoln dressed for me. He brought the baby out in his cute little outfit with the hat and bib on. It wasn't until later when I took the bib off Lincoln that I realized Sheridan had put his shirt and his jumper on backwards! When I asked him about it he said he thought that the buttons (snaps) were supposed to be in the front, "the buttons always are in the front on my shirts". lol. Oh well, he gets an A+ for trying. :)

Cute picture of our little family

Oh my goodness, my son has the cutest double chin!

What a chubby little turkey!!

Yum!! We had such a good meal! Potatoes, rolls, stuffing, sweet potatoes, turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and homemade whipped cream. Can't beat that! I think we all gained about five pounds. :)

We had the table all set and ready...

It was so nice to have Eli and Katie over (Sheridan's brother and his girlfriend)!

Lincoln's first Thanksgiving! Yum....

"Mom, that Turkey doesn't look very good to me" :)

Ditched the bib....it was making him fussy for some reason

My cute little turkey!!

This picture was taken yesterday, but he is so cute I thought I would post it. Lincoln was eight weeks old yesterday...he looks so grown up here!! I just absolutely love his chubby little smile.