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Thanksgiving with all the Browns in Chicago!

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For the first time ever, we hosted Thanksgiving. Owen was two weeks old, and Austin's parents and sister Emily flew to Chicago to spend the holiday with us. I tried to do a pretty simple menu and everyone chipped in to make a yummy meal. I baked rolls and pies on Wednesday, as well as Chex mix. I love chex mix. We had herb rubbed turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, stuffing, honey glazed carrots, cranberry sauce, rolls and gravy. YUM!  Our feast and all the participants (except Austin, the photographer) We also took the opportunity of having everyone together to take family pics. We took a bunch to make sure we got some good ones for Christmas cards. I'm thrilled that Landon smiled for the pictures! It is fun to see the resemblance between the Brown boys. The Browns Landon continued his smiling ways for our individual family pictures. It was too cold outside to do outdoor pictures, so the awesome accent wall in the dining room of our house did th...