Thanksgiving

What’s the best part of Thanksgiving?  PIE!!!  The kids and I along with David and Rachel were able to join my dad’s family in SLC for Pie Night on Thanksgiving Eve.  (Ken was helping out with Young Men's.)  I think Abbie alone had at least 4 pieces of pie – YUMMY!  Rachel and I made pumpkin, of course, and we tried a new recipe for chocolate pie….oh my, it was delicious (the recipe to follow).

Sometimes I bring my camera and forget to use it.  Here’s my only picture of the night.Thanksgiving morning was just relaxing and fun.  While I fed Neil, Rachel made rolls and Ken made jello.  David played bucking bronco with Abbie and Spencer….And then he and Ken surprised Mark and Jessie, who were out playing in the snow, with a snowball fight.Rachel, Jessie and I used my new Zangle books as inspiration to decorate these little pumpkins for a decoration to take with us to SLC.  I think they turned out pretty neat-o.Here’s some pics from dinner and hanging out afterwards.  We played a couple of games, read some books and just enjoyed.  Abbie and Spencer shared a chair for dinner. They were so cute.

The day after Thanksgiving Ken had to work so we spent the afternoon with Ken’s mom.  We made beaded snowflakes (which looked way easier than they were)…cut out snowflakes to decorate Grandma Jennie’s room…skyped Grandpa Fry and sang Happy Birthday…made homemade French Bread Pizza’s for dinner…and played Banana Grams (basically you use scrabble tiles and each person makes a cross-word puzzle in front of themselves as you continue to add tiles to you puzzle).  It was so much fun we played a couple of rounds and went home late…. we gotta get better at going home on time!

Gone to Heaven Chocolate Pie

1 (9-inch) pie shell

2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt

4 egg yolks
3 cups milk

2 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips, we used semi-sweet and extra dark
whipped cream, opt

Bake pie shell and cool.

Stir together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a 2 quart saucepan.  Combine egg yolks and milk in a container with a pouring spout.  Gradually blend milk mixture into sugar mixture.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.  Boil and stir for 1 minute.  Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.

Add chocolate chips and stir until chips are melted and mixture is well blended.  Pour into pie shell; press plastic wrap onto filling.  Cool.  Refrigerate several hours or until chilled and firm.  Garnish with whipped cream.