Ahhhhhh, Thanksgiving...

We had a great Thanksgiving. Our friends Marcus and Turia Pope, and Turia's sister, Jessica, came over and we enjoyed a big meal together. Marcus just graduated from dental school in Virginia and he's at OU doing a residency. They had a turkey, and Turia made a from-scratch pumpkin pie that was to die for! That made things really easy for us; we had a table, so they came over to our place, and I got all the easy stuff, like potatoes, stuffing and rolls.

It got too hot in the house with all the cooking, so Brent and Drew spent some time "sweeping" the deck.

Drew, the smart little turkey, is now tall enough to reach our dead-bolt locks. Nothing keeps in the apartment any more, except for a stern, "You stay in here!" I don't mind so much if he goes out on the deck. We've tried as much to make it a safe place for him, but he loves to play with Brent's grill, and we have wooden posts. There's a spot on the middle post where the wood is splintered a little bit, so he'll pull off wood chunks or paint chips and eat them. :(

Drew didn't eat much, but he loved having people over. Our friends have a 10-month-old son who is pulling himself up and crawling around. Drew got down and wanted to crawl with him; he couldn't figure out why Elian wasn't chasing-crawling after him. Of course, we ate way too much, but it was delicious. I think I felt full for three days. Hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving!