We started our holiday by participating in our church's Turkey Outreach the weekend before. By the time we got there, however, most of the boxes had already been assembled. Therefore, Jackson and I didn't get to help out too much which really upset the little guy. I guess he really wanted to help "share" turkeys with people. So we watched and cheered as daddy helped load packed boxes onto the delivery trucks. It was an incredible morning watching people come together to serve God in such an amazing way!
Here is a video of the event. (Keep you eyes open, you just might see us!)
We didn't have big plans on Thanksgiving, so we woke up and ate a big breakfast while we watched the Macy's Day Parade. Mark and I have been before and I hope that one day we will be able to take Jackson also! We also crashed The Sheers Family Picture Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner which is now a beloved family tradition. (Thanks Kelly for the yummy leftovers and letting us stop by!)
Some of our neighbors got together for a "Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving" dinner on Friday night with all the fixings. We had ham, green been casserole, mac n cheese, rolls, salad, and roasted sweet potatoes. And let's not forget the dessert - we had chocolate pecan pie, apple crisp, and a pumpkin pie. Yummy to my tummy! The food and company was fantastic!
It was a great Thanksgiving holiday, and I am pretty sure there were a couple of new family traditions that were born!
3 comments:
Sounds like a fun Thanksgiving! I get jealous when you talk about "dropping in" on friends and getting together with neighbors... wish we lived closer!! :(
I thought I saw you at the very beginning but my video was stop and start so I never got to the end. I hope we can do the Thanksgiving parade in NYC again someday!
Love
Emmy
What a wonderful Thanksgiving sharing experience. Your church is such an uplifting environment and great place to teach Jackson the power of God and His love. By the way I did see familiar smiles on the video. Love you, Mom
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