Pra-Jeda George (great-grandfather), my Mom's Dad joined us for our Thanksgiving feast.
He enjoyed meeting the kids just as much as the kids enjoyed him.
Everyone loves Uncle Jeremy who is always so much fun!
Our turkey took longer to cook then we thought. Maybe it had something to do with my thermometer being old-- even though it registered at only 165 degrees, we finally turned the turkey upside down and carved into it to find that it was fully cooked.
Anastasia's eyes were definitely bigger than her stomach. She enjoyed all the food very much and considering this was her and Paul's first major holiday with us and extended family, they both did great.
Pra-Jeda brought his dog Rubie. Four years ago he used to own all three dogs so it was like a dog reunion. The dogs didn't even bark at each other-- and Pra-Jeda certainly got a kick out of seeing Dolly and Misty again.
I am glad that we got these pictures with him and the kids.
When it was time to eat, he said a Russian prayer followed by John saying a prayer in English.
There was so much good food-- and Alex and Dennis cleared their plates!
When it was time to go everyone wanted to give Pra-Jeda and Rubie lots of hugs and pets.
Happy Thanksgiving again! Yes, I am incredibly thankful for the obvious things like my husband, children, and family, but I will also include that I am thankful for God's Word and for inspiring Tom Davis to write Red Letters- Living a Faith that Bleeds. During the move I was sacrificing my time with God for other things, and I realized once again how much I was missing it.
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Happy Thanksgiving! :)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Jonny's face on picture 12th - priceless.:> I suppose he was waiting for his plate.
Marzena
Happy belated Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Lovely pictures
xx
Your Grandpa speaks Russian?! How awesome is that?! Does that mean you (or your husband) speak Russian, too? Always - Alex has the best smiles. I wish I could do that.
oh goodness, your grandpa is soooo cute! I just love him :)
Happy (Belated) Thanksgiving! What a blessing to still have a grandpa to pour wisdom and faith into your children!
We had the same problem with one of our turkeys, but always worth waiting for!
God bless you and yours this holiday season!
Happy belated Thanksiving from Canada. We have our Thanksgiving the 2nd Monday in October. Not sure why it is different - perhaps too close to Christmas.
How wonderful that your Grampa joined you all for dinner. A special time for everyone. Everything looks really yummy. Did you bake Pumpkin Pie? That is tradition in Canada.
I see you have one of those electric roasters and so do I. To cook for a long time what temperature do you put it at and how long does it take? I find these cookers roast faster than the oven. I am going to yo use it for Christmas.
Thanks Christine
Marilyn in Canada :-)
Happy Belated Thanksgiving, Reed Family! Your first in your new home!
I, too, am so touched that your Grandpa was able to be there for Thanksgiving. It truly is a blessing to have various generations in the room to give thanks -- and in two different languages!
It's heartwarming to see the kids enjoy the holidays, isn't it?
Blessings,
Laura :)
Hi I love to see extended families at holiday events. I think it was great seeing elderly family members.Other cultures have the grandparents and great grandparents live within the same house so the children see the grand parents daily but in our culture having generations live together is at times a thing of the past.Blessings, Pat
Awh I just love the photos - esp. of him and the dogs! Happy Thanksgiving!
Looks like you all had a great Thanksgiving.
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