New Traditions - Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving! I love the time with family, the yummy food, the football, and the kick off to the Christmas season. But most of all, I love that it's a Holiday that centers around gratitude and thanks. I love that there are no presents or characters that distract from the meaning of the holiday (that is not to say I don't also love Christmas and all other holidays!)
We felt that even in the UK, it was important to celebrate this time of thanks! And the thought of not having some of our favorite foods the one time of year we enjoy them, was too much to bear! So we planned on it! We also decided to invite two families who we had met to come and join in the feast, after all, there was no way we could eat all of that food by ourselves! The 5 kids had a blast running all over the house, making paper turkeys, and playing. I think our one child was easily the loudest! Eva and Tanner were the hams of the group!
We had a blast laughing and sharing stories with everyone! We introduced sweet potato casserole, cream cheese mashed potatoes, garlic butter green beans, stuffing, turkey, rolls, apple cinnamon cheesecake, and a pumpkin roll! They were delighted, all except Tanner who refused to eat anything except cereal and dessert! What's wrong with this kid? One of the new traditions we started was taking a picture of everyone who came to put in a Thanksgiving Memory book along with everyone's name and what they were thankful for!