 It is early morning but my helpers are already up and in the kitchen with me. We are preparing a 22-pound turkey for our feast later today. PopPop set up his laptop in the kitchen so we can watch the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade while we chop and dice and toss ingredients.
We even had a period of large white snowflakes fall from the sky to add to the festivities inside.
Everyone but Erin and her family were able to be together this day.
Extra special to have our Spanish guest, Aldara, join our family! We try each Thanksgiving to get a family photo and that is never easy.
The dining room table is full of traditional favorites and we are just about ready.
Many of the side dishes I serve each Thanksgiving can be found in this collection. Click Thanksgiving Side Dishes for the recipes.
 
There are too many little ones now for everyone to be in the dining room.  So all the little cousins sit at the kitchen table. But they don’t mind at all.
 Oh, those precious little hands, linked together while the blessing is being said. {heart}
There is always one who has trouble keeping their eyes closed 😉
 Brenna requested a turkey leg days ago. I think her eyes were bigger than her stomach!
 Adults in the dining room. Oh, do I love these people.
Daughters, sons in law, sweet Spanish friend, my dear husband and my mom, all gathered together and all Ready to E-A-T!
Jill asked if I would take some photos for their Christmas Cards.
This precious family lives in up-state New York. How thrilled that they drove down to be with us.
Loving Mommy to Ryan, Brenna and Shaela.
And this guy… one super, loving Daddy.
Brad and Jill. Aren’t they adorable!
This is Jill’s twin and her precious family. They live nearby and we get to be with these grandchildren frequently. Just enough time to snap a photo of a tired family ready to head home.
Your Thanksgiving photos are simply beautiful! Even the silly faces photo!! You have such a lovely family.
I think it's such a neat idea that you take photos for Christmas cards at your Thanksgiving get together.
hehe the photo with the silly faces made me smile! the kids pulled them off the best 😛 and i think its wonderful that you all hold hands while saying grace 🙂 what a beautiful thanksgiving meal….praise God!
You do have a lot to be thankful for. Your family is just so sweet, the table both bountiful and beautiful and love abounds. I'm so glad you had a memorable time together!
What beautiful pictures. The Christmas card pictures are just lovely. Glad you had a great day!
What a glorious day this must have been for everyone!!
The family portraits you've taken for Christmas cards are perfect :o)
You certainly have a beautiful
family. Love those little ones,
especially with those cute silly
faces!
Congrats on winning the book
from Cindy's great blog!
Great family photos!
I think the kids made the best silly faces 🙂
God bless you and your family
~Ron
What a beautiful family! Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a great weekend.
And what a beautiful family you have!! Great Pictures ~Happy Thanksgiving Love Heather
What a wonderful day you had! Love the silly faces pic and the kids holding hands around the table.
Oh, such wonderful family times to hold dear.
Congrats…you won the cookbook at my book blog giveaway! I emailed you as well.
What a great Thanksgiving you had!
What a beautiful and fun-loving family you have. So glad you had a great Thanksgiving. No snow for us here in Alabama yesterday. We had temps in the 70's, but rain is ushering in cold weather for us today. Hope you have a great weekend!
Sherry @ A Happy Valentine
Lorraine- What a beautiful, perfect looking family gathering. Those kids and grands are just gorgeous. Happy Holidays-enjoy your family while they are all there- Hugs- Diana
Beautiful, happy faces Lorraine. Looks like everyone had a grand time and it is nice to "meet" Aldara. Hope you all enjoy the weekend.
I love these pictures. We are all getting together tomorrow night..it will be our turn for the pictures..lol It is always such a challenge to get everyone together.
It looks like you had a great day.
Have a great weekend.
Cindy from Rick-Rack and Gingham