Thursday, June 5, 2014

Thanksgiving with the Mamminas--2013

Toward the end of November, Mario's parents drove down to spend some holiday time with us!


Our first stop upon their arrival?  Fuzzy's Taco Shop, per the kids' request--it's one of their favorites!
(mine too--I always get the shredded beef, aka the "brisket taco")



(love this crew)



Nonno was already getting lots of giggles from these two!  ;)



So excited for snuggles and stories with Nonna



After a Veggie Tales movie and a quick horsey ride, courtesy of Nonno, the boys are off to bed!




Anthony and Lucas can barely contain their excitement the next morning--they have known that once Nonno and Nonna arrive, it's Thanksgiving and "Christmas" all in the same week to celebrate!  We had a low-key day today because we'll be doing a lot of cooking tomorrow!




Mario's grandfather made this wooden truck for Mario when he was a little boy--Anthony LOVED it!




Daddy does some coloring with the boys while I make some homemade potato soup for supper.




WE HEART FAMILY




Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
These two are back at their artwork before breakfast!




a little praise and worship to start off the day with a heart of gratitude for all our Savior has done for us



this boy loves playing the guitar



looks like we need to get this one a "big boy" version as well




Nonno and Mario get the turkey set up to smoke on the grill all day long




they pretend that babysitting a turkey is hard work!  ;)




all Anthony's friends get a ride on his new truck




Anthony is a big helper to his Daddy, working hard to stain our fence while Lucas naps.




I made this Delicious Dinner Rolls recipe, and boy they sure lived up to their name!
Love cooking with Ma!  Thanks for all your HARD work with me in the kitchen!




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Holy Smokes!  (no pun intended)  The flavor of this smoked turkey was AMAZING!!!
I mean, LOOK at that thing!
Fantastic job, Dad!




Ta-Da!!!  Can you smell them?




Oh, and it's not Thanksgiving without homemade pumpkin pie!!!




What a super fun day of enjoying family, togetherness, and laughter...and a friend even joined us this year!
Mario is a client of Mario's--the boys got a kick out of that!!!  ;)


Our "Christmas" celebration is coming up...get ready for picture overload! 



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