Thanksgiving Day Activities

What a day...what a day!!!! While I gave my youngest a long overdue haircut I looked for a show on t.v. to catch his attention. I found something that caught all 4 boys' attention.  

No, it wasn't this....

It was this....

Brett could not believe his eyes when he came upstairs and saw his boys watching a Barbie movie on t.v.  In all fairness what initially caught their attention was a mean dragon but the mean dragon did not have the spotlight for long.  Oh and also please note in the pictures the resulting haircut on my youngest.... I did pull out the correct attachment but got distracted and forgot to put it on and simply started buzzing his hair with the attachment that was currently on the clippers ..... the #1.  Can you say soldier boy?????  Yikes!!!!

After the haircut I got myself ready and then made my thanksgiving assignment.... Cauliflower casserole.  yummy!!!

One head of cauliflower cut up and boiled until cooked through

one 8 oz package of mushrooms sliced

one cup grated cheddar cheese

one tin cream of chicken soup

approx. 1 cup of italian seasoned bread crumbs (you can make your own bread crumbs with 2 slices of whole wheat bread crust crumbled in a blender and then mix a teaspoon of italian seasoning into it)

As the cauliflower is cooking, fry up the mushrooms in a frying pan sprayed with non-stick spray.  Combine the cheese and tin of cream of chicken soup (do not add water) in a sauce pan and put on medium low heat stirring frequently until all the cheese is melted and it creates a sauce.  Drain the cooked cauliflower and place it in a non-stick pan or casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray.   Sprinkle the fried mushrooms on top of the cauliflower.  Pour the cheese sauce over top of the cauliflower and mushrooms.  Sprinkle the bread crumbs on top of the casserole.  Set your oven to broil.  Put the casserole in the over (do not cover it) and broil for two minutes.  Check to see if the bread crumbs have browned.  If they are not quite brown yet give it another minute but do not walk away! The bread crumbs go quickly from a golden brown to burned if you do not watch carefully.  When the bread crumb top has browned pull it out of the oven and you are ready to eat.  

The above picture was actually taken before going into the oven.

Well what would Thanksgiving be without eating some great food?

or being chased by Grandpa's remote control car...

Man down!!!

or playing with Grandma's toys...

or being stared down by great-grandpa's scary cow... (note how far away my oldest is from the cow).

and how mean he was looking at me??? yikes!! 

My youngest was standing at the fence and the cow ran at him.  He jumped back and started laughing...

 That cow will be hamburger meat in a few days.  I think he knows it!!!

And of course mom makes you have your picture taken before you can have your dessert.  

It was a great day and we love getting together with family.  Family is something we are so thankful for.  Other things my boys said they were thankful for included but are in no particular order: our house, life, their body, the earth, friends, food, moms and dads, Heavenly Father and Jesus, Legos, Christmas lights, people, animals, plants, and of course brothers.

Good luck to all those who are braving the stores tomorrow.  I have chosen to stay home and believe it or not... sew.  I have to finish my Festival of Trees entry.  I still have the binding to do on three stockings before I am done.  Good luck in the stores!!!!!