Our six Easter visitors just left. It’s really quiet without Rafa’s brother, sister-in-law, three nieces and nephew who came down from Winnipeg to celebrate Resurrection Day with us. We had a fantastic weekend shopping, eating, talking, eating, going to church, eating, going to Iowa and eating!

My highlight was watching Rafa prepare this 21 pound beauty.

We named him Peter because we doubted three times that we would be able to cook him without ruining him, but in the end, we knew the Lord would come through for us.

Rafa made an awesome butter and herb paste that he massaged under the skin and into the turkey. He did awesome preparing it.

Almost six hours later, it was time to eat!

Yes, it tasted as good as it looked! I am so proud of our first turkey together. We added croissants, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy and strawberry shortcake to the meal.

I felt like such a grown-up. Hosting a Easter meal, preparing a turkey, and getting everything on the table to eat together felt good. I’m so happy we could celebrate Christ’s resurrection with our family. I’m also happy they liked it!