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| This is a picture of Thanksgiving last year in our home in Missouri...(the adult table) there are 8 others at the children's table just a few feet away including Jacob |
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| This is Thanksgiving this year in the Mission Home....and yes Jacob did indeed make it the adult table! Who would have thought at the age of 12! With only the four of us, it was different for sure. |
For some reason we thought we would have a house full of missionaries who wouldn't have a place to go for their Thanksgiving meal. And rather than just hoping that our children (that couldn't be with us) were able to celebrate a great Thanksgiving without us, we found ourselves hoping the same for these sweet 280 missionaries. But we should have known better that plenty of people/families were all wanting and taking great care of our missionaries! Some missionaries even had more than one feast.
So in discussing the advantages and disadvantages in having only the 4 of us together for Thanksgiving...
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| These are some great missionaries (Elder Gregory and Elder Schoenrock) that serve in the ward we attend who were kind enough to visit and share a message with us Thanksgiving Eve. Not sure if they realize how much we needed it. Our missionaries take such great care of us. |
 We were happy to know that Alex (oldest) was having Thanksgiving with his in-laws and staying with grandparents in Denver |
| (Alex and Chelsea can't claim that cute baby as their own, but it sure is a great look for them!) |
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| and Isaac (second oldest) was having Thanksgiving in Utah with family. |
Disadvantages
- Missed having family and friends to laugh and bond with
- Not having all the yummy different signature dishes from different families (lets be honest here, mostly the women)like aunt amy's grape jello, aunt Michelle's candied sweet potatoes, aunt Lorrie's green bean bake, aunt Harmony's creamed corn, grandma Ames coconut cream pie, etc.
- Too quiet at the table (can't stuff in silence)
- Did we mention it means more food to eat?
- There's empty chairs at the table
- Not being able to hear all the random stories
- Getting behind on what is going on in each other's life
- Having to cook all of the food ourselves
- More food to eat......
Advantages
- More food to eat (its hard to beat Thanksgiving leftovers)
- Less food to have to cook (that so didn't happen)
- Able to be more flexible with time (unless want the food warm)
- Able to use real dishes and utensils that actually match
- The adult table becomes more readily available (life changing for sure!)
- Preparing it all together! Even the children are able to participate in cooking the entire Thanksgiving dishes/meal, and if it doesn't turn out or is ruined...only 4 people know about it!
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Jessica made amazing sweet potatoes
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