We survived another Thomas Clan Thanksgiving.....14 people and 7 dogs.....It was good to see everyone again.  Every year I say we should do this more often - once a year just isn't enough!  We do get together separately, but it's fun to get everyone together.  Joe and I talked about planning a summer camping trip this year.  Usually, our summer get-together is put together at the last minute.  Maybe we should actually plan for one???

Here are 6 of the 7 dogs - Koori and Grute in the back, Lily in the middle, and then Oscar, Jasper and Luna in the front (look how nice Koo is sitting!!!)   Chewie wasn't playing with the 'big dogs' by this time....it's tough being the 'little dog' with this mass of big dogs!!!

Ronna and Joe came in Friday night, and Joe was a great help getting things ready.  About the time I needed to get the turkeys on, Ralph got sick.  Joe helped me truss up the turkeys and get them on the grill and into the infrared cooker.  I can do the infrared - it's pretty easy, but I had no idea how to hook up the rotisserie on the grill!  My hero!  The birds came out great!  

Kirby brought in most of the sides, so I did the potatoes, the turkeys, and some appetizers.  The boys brought pies, and Dave and Lisa brought appetizers.  Unfortunately, Dave and Lisa showed up right as dinner was being served (Dave took a longer nap than he planned - he had to work, so was up at 2:00 a.m., and was just going to take a quick nap before he drove down....) so their appetizers didn't get served.  Next year, I need more than 10 pounds of potatoes though.....we just barely made it through!

I did get a picture of Picot napping with my napping quilt.....it's officially a napping quilt!