November 2002
Clark's Thanksgiving
Feast
In Kindergarten at Waterford, the kids always get to
have a Thanksgiving Feast. They make Pilgrim hats and Indian headbands and some
of the parents bring in food. This year there was a Dad who actually fried a
whole turkey and brought it to class and carved it for everyone. We brought
sweet potatoes.... Anyway, Clark dressed up like an Indian and got to do some
fun crafts (the apple turkey was the highlight), in addition to having a feast.
Why can't we all be in Kindergarten!
Elliot's Egyptian Day
The same day the Kindergarten was having their feast, the
third grade was having Egyptian Day. All the kids dress up and bring food.
Elliot and I brought pyramid cakes we made the night before - well, okay, Alan
mostly made them. I found the idea in the Family Fun magazine as they were
suggesting celebrating the 80th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb.
The class loved the cakes and the surprises they found inside.
Thanksgiving with the
Browns
Alan's sister Diane came to Utah for a conference and
consequently was here for Thanksgiving. This year however, was our turn to be
with the Morgans, so Pat solved that problem by having us all to a Thanksgiving
dinner the Sunday before the real holiday. Alan's Aunt Shirley came as well and
at the last minute Cheryl Cromar (a good friend of Diane's) dropped by and
accepted our invitation to dinner. So we were a merry group enjoying a lot of
good food!
Thanksgiving with the
Morgans
So, Thanksgiving day rolls around and finds our house
filled with no less than thirty people. With my sister's new husband Jared, my
parents have 12 children and 18 grandchildren. We sure wish they could have been
with us, but I have to think they did look in on us and saw a very big and happy
family! Everyone helped with the food and other various assignments like getting
the younger kids fed ahead of time and settled in the basement with treats and a
movie as well as getting Graco beds set up and babies napping, so that
eventually all 12 adults were able to sit down to an uninterrupted 45 minute
Thanksgiving dinner. After the previous chaos that somewhat resembled day care,
the quiet meal was very enjoyable. Thanks to everyone for so much help!