Thanksgiving and Mom's Chocolate Pie

This year was rather non-traditional for us. It seems as our family is growing up, we are doing things in more non-traditional ways each year. Since we had just been together during the wedding week and ticket prices are still very high, Rachel decided to stay in New Hampshire this weekend. Chris' family had planned a big dinner at his brother's home and I think she was excited about those plans. My brother and sister-in-law, Hounie (nickname from Richard) and Glo invited us up to Fayetteville for dinner with them and their crew. Glo is sharing an apartment with their daughter Megan during the week since she is now working in Rogers.

Mary Beth and Jon came over before they left for Fort Smith to have dinner that night with Jon's parents and family. We stopped and picked up Greg too. Glo had grilled a pork tenderloin and we had lots of good veggies and all to go with it. I made my mom's chocolate pie recipe, of course. It is a must in our family to have the chocolate pie. Mom probably made about a million of them in her lifetime. I don't think mine ever tastes as good as hers, but people seem to lap it up anyway. If you want the recipe, just email me and I will be happy to share it! (mombaer@cox.net)

Now who is that good looking couple?

Steve and Hounie managed to find a football game on tv before the meal was ready.

Jon and Mary Beth brought a new game they had gotten as a wedding gift called "Fact or Crap" and it was a lot of fun. Not sure who was the most full of crap....but Glo seemed to be the best at winning the fast rounds!


Mary Beth, Greg and Jon planning their strategies.

Now THAT looks like a table full of crap, don't you think???? Yeah, that's a fact.

Nathan, Megan and Haley enjoying their Thanksgiving meal with Greg. When our six were little and all about the same size, no one could tell which three were siblings....all 6 had brown eyes and definitely looked enough alike to be siblings. Lots of fun memories were made from those weeks they spent all together in Harrison or Fort Smith.

The newlyweds, Mary Beth and Jon getting ready to enjoy their meal. Mary Beth is getting all "Betty Crocker" on us and baked her first banana nut bread.

Steve in the middle of getting the food ready. I think he learned a long time ago that if he helps get it ready then he can make his way to the front of the line and no one will give him a hard time about it.

Glo and Hounie, the host and hostess....always know how to make people feel welcome!

Haley and Mary Beth pose for me. Haley is starting to look like Rachel, don't you think folks??? And you also get to see Mary Beth's new haircut. Looks cute!

Megan and Haley worked hard to get everything finished on time.

Flowers from the arrangement on the table...just couldn't resist taking a photo!

And of course, here's the photo of Mom's Famous Chocolate Pie. Yummy!