Happy Thanksgiving Week!
It will be a busy week ahead in the U.S. as we prepare for our annual Thanksgiving Day. Here are some of the foods I prepared last year for nine adults and four children. We begin the meal with various appetizers, and then for the main meal, I made a ham as well as a turkey with all the trimmings, plus many different vegetables. I serve buffet style, but we sit down together at my dining room table to eat.
Dessert last year was chocolate covered strawberries, pumpkin and apple pie, and my daughter's ice cream birthday cake. She was born close to Thanksgiving Day and we always celebrate her birthday on the holiday. Everyone takes home lots of leftovers to enjoy the next day! It is a special feast to celebrate our bounty and acknowledge our blessings. I give thanks for all we have and make an effort to give to those in need. all year long.
Our grandchildren always enjoy being together for the holiday and they fill the house with laughter! This was last year's photo and I can't believe how big they've grown since then! I give thanks for each of them as they have filled my life with joy!
We already had snow a couple of times in our part of Colorado...
...doesn't everything look so beautiful?
I am thankful for the snow as we have been in a drought year, as most of the west has been, and the snow brings much-needed moisture to our land. The recent drought-ridden fires in California have been devastating and my heart goes out to those affected.
Blessings are like leaves that fall....we can never, ever, count them all!
This is our favorite grace to say before
our meals:
"Thank you, God,
for the food before us,
the family beside us,
and the love between us.
Amen"
"Thank you, God,
for the food before us,
the family beside us,
and the love between us.
Amen"
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Thank you, and have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
WOW! What a spread you put on! I'm sure no one leaves the table hungry.Happy Thanksgiving.
So much to be thankful for, Pat. Beautiful post!
Happy Thanksgiving! Have fun with those cute grandkids.
What wonderful bounty for Thanksgiving, Pat. I agree there are far too many blessings to count, like the leaves. I love that. Your grands are darling and I know what you mean about how quickly they grow! Continued blessings to you and your family. ♥
that certainly was a feast you had last year. Love the snow shots.
Hello Patricia,
Everything looks and sounds delicious. I like your favorite grace!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Now THAT is what I call a feast! Oh my! So elaborate and simply gorgeous!
And outside is gorgeous too, though it look more like Christmas than Thanksgiving out there!
Have a wonderful holiday!
And a most Happy Thanksgiving to you, Pat! Beautiful post! You help keep Colorado alive in my thoughts with all of your wonderful photography.
What beautiful grandchildren! Have a blessed Thanksgiving this week!
Wishing you and the family a very Happy Thanksgiving ♥
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Your snow photos are just lovely!! How exciting! Enjoy your family get together!
WIshing you a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!
So much deliciousness!
Best wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving for you and your family... and I hope the coming year will be full of moments to be thankful for!
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Happy Thanksgiving Pat to you and yours! Your celebration pictures look wonderful and I'm sure this year will equal or surpass! Those grandchildren are definitely growing -- I'm so glad you live close enough to enjoy watching them grow. An experience we wouldn't have wanted to miss for all the world! (And on Thursday, we will go to Thanksgiving at our granddaughter and her husband's home -- time flies by pretty darn fast!!!)
Pat - your "hand" turkey is adorable! We will have 10 at the table this week; we are hosting a get-together for the 'orphans' in our neighborhood. One of our guests also has a birthday on Turkey Day, so we'll be having a cake for him! We haven't had much snow here, but it's been very cold - we are hoping for more snow soon so we can get out and enjoy our winter sports. In the meantime, we have a lot for which we are grateful. Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for joining Mosaic Monday this week!
Oh you had snow already (my guess is you mean at the altitude you live...). Yes, grand children make it much more fun and festive! Like how you picture blessings as leaves!Thank you for being a part of All Seasons Pat and have a wonderful thanksgiving with your family!
Beautiful snow photos. I'm awed by your table splendour. You really know how to celebrate Thanksgiving with the food. You remind me of my late mom when she would prefer for holiday feasts. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.
You make an awesome feast for you family. Lots of happy love there. :-) Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
Wow - that is a lot of cooking and fun! And so beautiful with the snow.
What an amazing spread, Pat, and all made with love. I'm sure everyone is already looking forward to being together again. Enjoy the holiday!
Amalia
xo
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Red, red everywhere! Happy Thanksgiving!
It's so great that we can take lots of photos now and see how the little ones grow! I'm wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'll stop by for some leftovers! heehee! Hugs!
Your little granddaughter with the curls looks like my Ana. I have 4 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. Aren't they a joy? Your food looks amazing and the scenery beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing at NanaHood and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Teresa
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Pat. What a beautiful and bountiful feast you prepare. Leftovers are a wonderful part of such events here, too. How lovely those grands are, and how they do grow! Have a most blessed Thanksgiving.
My daughter's birthday is close to Thanksgiving. We don't celebrate it on Thanksgiving unless it falls there but it makes me happy that she wants to have pumpkin pie for her birthday every year.
Wonderful photo of the smiling face children. Sounds like a lovely get together. The snow photos are awesome. Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too.... We will celebrate tomorrow as we are in the UK (Me and Brit with an American hubby)
Mollyx
What darling grans you have!
Thank you so much for reading Decor To Adore and for your heartwarming comment and friendship.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Laura
It looks like your family knows how to celebrate!!!
We don't have Thanksgiving (although stores have adopted the 'Black Friday' sale) but I think it would be weird in summer like Christmas is still weird even after all these years!
Wonderful Thanksgiving post...It looks like it was wonderful..Michelle
Hey very interesting blog!
A wonderful post.
I think this grace is perfect.
"Thank you, God,
for the food before us,
the family beside us,
and the love between us.
Amen"
All the best Jan
I missed your post until now, Pat, and it sounds (and looks) like a bountiful Thanksgiving. Your grandchildren are all so beautiful and I now know firsthand the joys of being a gonna!
that should have said "nonna" not "gonna." grrr.
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