Thanksgiving was a nice quiet affair at the Stephens home. No turkey, because it's a hassle and the odds of all two of us polishing off an entire turkey (small as it may be, by turkey standards) are quite slim. Instead, we put a pork roast in the crock pot with sweet potatoes and onion, whipped up some (boxed) stuffing, some (boxed, but hand-seasoned) mashed potatoes, and some (not boxed) glazed carrots. I also made a key lime pie for dessert, which was incredibly easy and is, to this day, incredibly tasty. (Read: we've only eaten half of it.)
Oh--and I, uh, bought a bag of King's Hawaiian sweet rolls, because we like them and because yeast is expensive here (stupid California). And that's not milk in our glasses, it's Cory's homemade egg nog, which was excellent.
The reason Henry doesn't look too happy in the picture isn't because he's sitting in a pink chair or because he didn't get to eat any of our delicious food, but because he's exhausted. Just as we were about to start eating he decided he'd had it and when nothing could console him, we wrapped him up and put him in his bed while we had dinner. Half-way through, to our great astonishment, he did something amazing: he stopped crying.
This was momentous. This was unprecedented. This was the first time EVER that we had put him to bed crying and he had actually fallen asleep on his own; usually we have to feed and/or rock him to sleep. He did the same the next night, though last night I had to go in and hold him for a minute. Hopefully the trend will continue, but who knows--once upon a time he was sleeping clear through the night, too.
And in case you want to know, here's the pie recipe, pretty much Key Lime Pie VII from Allrecipes.com:
Key Lime Pie!
Crust:
16 whole graham crackers, crushed
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter, melted
Mix together and press into a pie pan. (SO much better than store-bought crust.)
Filling:
2 cans (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 c. sour cream
3/4 c. key lime juice
Mix together in a bowl and pour into the crust. Pop it in the oven at 350 for 5-8 minutes (you don't want it to brown.) Cool it, chill it, and serve it with whipped cream (lots, if you're me). Fabulous.
