Thanksgiving

 This year we had Thanksgiving at our house and invited our neighbors the Gerbers, who are from South Africa and don't celebrate Thanksgiving, and the Riders who we know in China.  Nicole and I had a volleyball tournament in the morning which Gavin and Vika came to, so Jonny was left at home to cook the turkey.  Of course I had it all prepared so all he had to do was put it in the oven at 10:30 which he had forgotten so it didn't actually go in until 11:30.

We all gathered around 5:00 to enjoy our feast.

 Vika decorated the tables with these hand drawn pictures portraying the first Thanksgiving.

 The table was filled with turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, corn, and pumpkin fritters.  All the normal Thanksgiving delicacies.  We then topped it all off with pumpkin and apple pie.

 It was so fun to share this holiday with friends.  The Gerbers said that they wished South Africa had a similar holiday and mentioned that maybe they would make up their own to celebrate Thanksgiving.  Before eating we all shared what we were grateful for and then had a very nice evening.