Comments on You and Me Plus Three: KANSAS THANKSGIVING

I want to quote your post in my blog. It can? And ...

2009-12-25T08:53:46.432-06:00

I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
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We are down here in Texas, but my parents are from...

2009-11-23T23:21:31.105-06:00

We are down here in Texas, but my parents are from Kansas, so that is "home" We don't get up there much to see all the family. I love it when I can go up there and spend a few days just to enjoy the fam.

How exciting that they are finally able to come vi...

2009-11-23T21:13:58.038-06:00

How exciting that they are finally able to come visit you guys for the holidays. That's wonderful since he's not able to get away during the season. I love the pic...amazing how fast they grow..Bentley is just adorable!!!!

Hope you guys have a great week with everyone and a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I'm a small town Kansas girl myself!! :) I'm from ...

2009-11-23T17:16:50.316-06:00

I'm a small town Kansas girl myself!! :) I'm from Northeast KS (North of Topeka).
Growing up we normally celebrated with my Dad's side of the family, until I was in High school when my grandpa remarried (my mom's dad) and we would do the every other year thing it was either at my parents house or my Grandma's house. My dad's #5 out of 12 (so most of them would be there and their children and now grandkids and great grandchildren) so pretty well once everyone or the majority showed up at the designated time, you just started making your plate (to make sure you got food!). When we had Thanksgiving at my parents, my favorite memory is waking up in the morning smelling the turkey that had baked in the oven on low all night long! The whole house smelled of delicious turkey. (It does not feel like Thanksgiving without smelling that turkey in the morning!!). After we finished eating, the kids would all play either outside running around playing some sort of game or playing in the snow, etc. The adults would then play the card game Pitch until LATE (I don't recall it ending until often close to midnight!)

As an adult, my husband's in the ARMY and we're now stationed in Germany. We invite deployed families and various friends over and single soldiers. I make pretty well everything, which I LOVE to do! After we're done eating the kids play and the adults play either some sort of board game or cards, always lots of laughter and great memories.

I saw your comment on my SIL's blog. Hudson's car...

2009-11-23T17:09:11.634-06:00

I saw your comment on my SIL's blog. Hudson's cardiologist is Dr. Sapire at the TCH satelitte clinic in Clear Lake. His surgeon was Dr. Salazar. Thanks for your prayers!

Stephanie

Crystal, We traditionally just get together, say a...

2009-11-23T15:53:01.730-06:00

Crystal, We traditionally just get together, say a prayer of Thanksgiving,...and totally "Pig Out"...Then we hang out and be silly. (That's it in a nutshell)

There are 18 -20 of us and so we have to have a ton of food!

As soon as my brood walks in the door they start putting stuff in their mouths. I make Chex mix, and a veggie trays with dip, and sometimes have cheeses and crackers too cuz they can't seem to wait until I get the main food set out, so I have those things out for them to grab and eat before dinner.

I have the granddaughters set the tables with placemats, napkins, siverware and glasses and salt and pepper shakers and butter.

Grandpa fills all those glasses with icewater.

Then my 3 daughters help me pull things from the oven and set everything out buffet style, with a stack of plates for everyone to take one as they go through the line.

People get seconds, but I always remind them "we have desserts and coffee, so save room!" (:>)

After eating the guys always sit down and fall asleep in recliners and on the couch while the sports games are on tv.

The bigger grandkids always go for a walk, while the little ones run around the house, (or outside in the yard if it is nice weather).

Usually someone plays pool and the kids take turns playing around on the piano, or in Grandpa's ice cream palor room. It can get pretty noisy with 11 grandkids and 7 or 8 or 9 adults all talking over the tv and the noise!

My girls and I sit around and visit, and catch up on things. But it seems that goofy-ness and silly-ness always happens and we end up taking pictures of everyone.

Clean up is a joint effort and grandma usually gets told to sit down and relax! (:>) I like it when that happens.

Since we have nearly a dozen grandkids we usually celebrate a birthday or two during holidays also, so we have to also sing Happy Birthday and open gifts as well. The little kids like to perform for us on their instruments or they sing, or play piano for us.

We live in Kansas and the weather may or may not cooperate for our gatherings, but everyone usually makes it.

We gather like this and celebrate every month for birthdays except for January and February, cuz nobody here was born in those months.

So, there ya have it.
We did our Thanksgiving on Saturday this year so the kids could go to the in-laws. I hope you enjoy yours.

Luv, Linda @ Truthful Tidbits

What part of Kansas is your hubbys family from?