A 'Goonies' Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we had no family come to town to celebrate a warm AZ Thanksgiving in my sister Rebecca's backyard ( which has been the case every year that we have lived here)  There were other students and friends in the same boat, so we had what I would like to title, A Goonies Thanksgiving.

We all know Joe can cook, but this Thanksgiving he really out did himself and cooked the most splendid turkey I have ever had the pleasure to eat. 

The whole group...Rocky even popped in to take a picture- he was content to do his thing apart from the group most of the day in his toy room or watching cartoons.

 To keep everyone from falling asleep after such a scrumptious meal we headed outside for a rousing knife throwing competition, which I did NOT win.  Kaylee is trying out a new technique- The-half-spin-turn-and-throw.

The bow and arrow contest is a different story, I might have won that one.

All in all, a VERY memorable Thanksgiving.  It was regretable that there was no family involved but how often do you get to be students and have the chance to celebrate the holidays like that with friends?  And like Kaylee put it, after all this time going through school together friends are starting to feel more and more like family anyway.

By the way, our little boy is growing up.  Sitting on the pot with some reading  material was his idea.  Some instincts you are just born with.  Dad approves.

We bought a big wheel for Rocky as an early Christmas present and he helped dad put it together. p.s. Rocky's feet were 4 inches from the pedal when it was all put together, so unfortunately we took it back, but it made for cute pictures!

It was one of those nights I sat back and observed, but didn't really want to forget.

I like the possesive stance and stare Rocky is giving.  I also like that it looks like Rocky is losing a game of strip poker.