Thanksgiving Day!

We had such a great Thanksgiving! We slept over at the Hawkins farm on Wednesday night. Little Hema loves the farm and wishes he could sleep there every night. We got up and helped cook and set up for the meal. Mom made the most delicious turkey, stuffing and gravy! Brandi's rolls were soooooo good! Jake & Tyra and Josh & Laura made appetizers so tasty we almost didn't save room for the meal! Marilee made an amazing salad! Hema & I made awesome mashed potatoes! The food was awesome! Then when we were totally stuffed...........dessert! Some of the highlights were Jason's apple pie, Tyra's awesome pumpkin roll, Marilee's pumpkin cheesecake and mom's apricot Bavarian tart! Yummy! We cleaned up, visited and played Yahtzee! Thanks Mom & Dad Hawkins for hosting us!
After we finished at the Hawkins, we rushed up to the Katoas. There was tons of yummy food waiting there too! It is fun to get the Tongan version of Thanksgiving and we had a roasted pig on the menu. My Oreo Chocolate swirl Cheesecake was a hit! Vela was passed around all day and hugged and kissed very minute by both families and Little Hema ran himself into the ground playing with all of his cousins. We are so GRATEFUL for our families! What a blessing to be so close to so many and to get to spend every holiday with both families! We hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday too! (By the way, being busy with all of the preparation for the day, we forgot to charge our camera. Our memory card was full and our battery died about 5 minutes into the festivities so you will have to use your imaginations to envision the rest!)