Thanksgiving in Iowa

It was a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! I missed all of our family in the west but I'm grateful we had Anna and Andrew family and friends to spend the holiday with.

Wednesday afternoon, Arianna, Kevin, Kayleen, Jackson and I went to Walmart to pick up some last minute groceries. Kayleen was pushing Kevin's cart around the store, it was the cutest thing ever!

Arianna and I spent all day basically in the kitchen cooking up things for the dinner. Arianna made two corn dishes, stuffing, and pie. I made a chocolate sheet cake/brownie thing, potatoes, homemade mac n' cheese and jello salad. It was so fun! I loved cooking beside her and making all the food throughout the day. We had to call Mama Lyman a few times for help on our dishes...thank goodness for Mamas!

We had a quick skype session with Mama Lyman and Shawnii in the morning and of course had to take a selfie. ;) I'm glad my family is so patient with my picture taking obsession.

Arianna, Andrew, the kids, Kevin, myself, 4 other families from the ward, the elders and sisters got together for Thanksgiving dinner at the church today. It was SO MUCH FUN. I love all the sweet friends we have made in the ward. Two sisters decorated the tables with super cute centerpieces. It felt so festive!

This was the kids table. They had little placemats for the kids to color on while they sat and ate. So cute and creative!

Food table...SO MUCH FOOD!

At each place setting there was this cute little napkin holder...

Everybody eating and chatting...

We got a new sister and elder this past week. They are both super nice and seem so fun. I took this picture with the sisters and sent it to their Mamas to wish them a happy thanksgiving from their missionaries. It was so sweet to hear their replies and how excited they were to get a picture of their daughters.

I am so thankful for all my many blessings that my Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ give to me every day. I'm grateful for the wonderful day we had today and for the fun memories that were made. My heart (and belly) are VERY full.

-Holly-

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