Late Thanksgiving Post

The feast!

The men all helped to get the tree up.

It seems like sense Thanksgiving our lives have just instensified and we've been busier than ever before. December has been a mass of activities and joyous occassions. I just realized I never posted anything about our Thanksgiving celebration. No one here in the Philippines celebrates Christmas except for a handful of Americans here and there. We were able to snag a few Butterball turkeys from the store and so we invited all the couples and the APs to come and join us. (Our sister missionaries serving in Cauayan and the local zone leaders were able to stop by between their appointments that day--both companionships are super busy.)

Here's our menu:

• A huge relish tray with Ranch Dressing Dip (That's a real treat since you can't find good Ranch dressing here.)
• Creamed Corn
• Turkey
• Mashed Potatoes
• Gravy
• Homemade Rolls
• Fruit Salad
• Broccoli Salad
• Apple Pie
• Pumpkin Pie
• Pecan Pie
• Icecream

Before we ate dinner each missionary shared something they were especially thankful this year. As you can imagine most of the comments were about our Savior and his wonderful plan of happiness and thoughts of loved ones back home. We pigged out and then we pulled out all the Christmas decorations and decorated the mission home. Later we found time for a few fun games. It was a great day!

Elder Katoa and Elder Hale were in charge of the Thanksgiving Beverage. They made a sparkling cranberry drink.

Sister Shaner was checking her delicious homemade rolls

We gathered around the table in anticipation of the FEAST!

Sister Webre and Sister Certicio stopped by for dinner. We could tell Sister C. didn't really like the turkey, but she did like the pumpkin pie!

Elder Crowley and Elder Cledera seemed to like everything!