Thanksgiving - A Look Back

"Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace." -Todd Stocker

Dang it! There is just no time. I realize that Thanksgiving was two weeks ago, but I love these pictures so much, so I'm sharing them a little late. This is such a lovely holiday full of gratitude and family togetherness and feasting. Mostly pictures with a few words today.

Thanksgiving arrived just a few days after Mom's new kitchen was complete. It's very much a Swedish kitchen complete with art from Mom's favorite Swedish artist, Karl Larsson.

  Bustling about the kitchen.

Now that is one delicious looking bird. And it was delicious! So tender!

The Parker House Rolls, quite possibly my favorite part of Thanksgiving.

Mor Mor. She pulls off miracles every Thanksgiving.

One cutie patootie looking so darling with the light coming through the window next to her. She stopped her play to pose for her aunt Steph.

Another cutie patootie,  matching her sister so well.

 Yep, your eyes do not deceive you. There are four different gravies simmering on that stove. Gluten free gravy, vegetarian gravy, regular gravy, and canned gravy for the little ones. One of Mor Mor's Thanksgiving miracles. She tries so hard to make delicious food for everyone.

Grandpa Tony. The official turkey carver.

One of things we were grateful for this Thanksgiving is that Rich could be here with us only two weeks after falling off a 15 foot ladder at work and breaking his ankle and wrist as well as cutting open his chin and head. We are grateful that the injuries weren't worse. We are grateful that he is healing.

We were also thankful for summer-like weather. The children played gleefully outside while the adults prepared dinner. We could have moved dinner outside and probably been comfortable. 

The "kid table". 

The "adult table".

These three are proud to be sitting at the adult table. 

Midway through the gorging. 

  

Another thing we are grateful for is that this little bundle of preciousness came into the world all safe and sound.

The two newest grand babies. Lexie seemed so tiny until Margot came along.

Food Coma. Or is that a College Freshman Coma? It's hard to tell.

Time for pie!

As each adult came into the kitchen Mr. Eli would kindly ask for another piece of pie. It wasn't until the end of the night that we adults added up that this cute little buster had probably consumed four slices of his mom's banana cream pie.

It was a wonderful Thanksgiving! There were some health challenges in our family this month that reminded everyone that it is the people in these photos that matter most. It is this time together that is precious. Everything else in life is of little consequence.