Remember when it was right after Thanksgiving?

More blogging catch up! We had a blessed Thanksgiving with our families. Starting with the day before when we headed to Ryan's parents house to spend the night.

Showing off those Bradley genes. Football runs in their blood. Eva's Papa was a football coach for 35 years, her uncle used to be an athletic trainer before becoming an pricipal, and her Daddy was a high school football stud (and pretty darn good at flag football in college).

Getting a few pointers from Daddy.  She's wearing the correct costume for football practice, right?

Or she could be a basketball star like Ryan's sister. Seriously, there whole family was so athletic. While they were at sports practices and games I was busy singing and dancing around the house. Different upbringings :) 

Thanksgiving Day we enjoyed lunch and family time over at Ryan's aunt's house. The weather was gorgeous so the cousins got to run around and play outside. I love it every time these beautiful girls are all together.

 

Thursday night we returned home and got our house ready to host a big meal for my family the next day. My family decided a few years ago to make Friday our official Thanksgiving gathering so there are less conflicts. 

I was so proud of my center piece! Granted, I had to put two card tables together, which were not quite the same height, so I had to use two separate cake stands instead of stacking them like I had hoped, but it still turned out great. Thanks, Pinterest. You are worth the time I spend pinning ideas.

I made my Grammie's traditional zucchini squares. I still miss her so much around the holidays and making these is a sweet way to honor our memory of her. When we stepped into her home, she would always have a warm plate of zucchini squares to offer. 

A new dish! I used this sweet potato casserole recipe for the first time this year and it was delicious. 

And for dessert? S'mores cupcakes! 

On Friday Eva wore this dress that used to be mine! I wore it for my one year portraits many years ago and my mom had saved it all this time. Eva was supposed to be sitting in her rocking chair like a little lady for this photo but she was so excited to have all her family around that sitting still was not a choice. Still cute!