Scenes from Thanksgiving

The preparations begin!

Potato peelers in action!

<--- Sweet Addie

Some cousin time

 The newly expanded Drescher clan

 Sampling all the dishes (we had a side-dish competition with 2 categories, veggie and starch)

<---  Uncle John imposing his Uncle Food Tax at the Kids' Table

 <--- The Adults' table

<--- Aunt Amy visiting the Smallest Kids' Table

On the car ride home:

It was a wonderful day!  I was thankful for many things...  One of the best things, though, was having all 4 grandparents there.  (Pete's parents are here visiting)  And it was great to have the whole Wray family gathered together... each time we get together there are more of us!

I was especially thankful that Mom was able to be the Hostess Extraordinaire once again.  Shortly after she was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, I heard about another mother in about the same life circumstances who received a similar diagnosis... and she died just a few months later.  So I am extremely grateful to have Mom here, as healthy and glowing as ever.  The whole family is so blessed to have such a radiant and generous matriarch!

It was definitely a Thanksgiving to be thankful for.