Thanksgiving was a big family reunion! We got together with families we don't get to see all that often and had over 60 people for Thanksgiving dinner! It was a big feast and lots of fun. We had to reserve a chaple and spent all day and night hanging out, we didn't get home until 12:30am. The day started out with dinner and then because we knew the kids would be restless while the adults hung out and talked me and my sister in-laws planned crafts for the kids.
Maria had the kids paint their hands and make turkeys. I had pictures for the kids to color. Lori had the kids write or draw a picture of what they were thankful for and we make a big turkey. Jethro threw the football around with some of the tweens.
After that we had a simple program and Jethro and his brothers played guitars. One of the songs they sang was a Samoan song that the older adults got up and danced a "Taualuga".
The kids also did a hula number and sang songs. Afterwards we cleaned up and set up the volleyball net and played and hung out until midnight! It was a great Thanksgiving and as always fun to be with family!
I'm a native of Orem, Jethro grew up in American Samoa. We met 11 years ago at work and have been together ever since! We have two beautiful girls and live in American Fork. I have come to love blogging mostly because I can keep in touch with friends and family. I love being able to peek into their lives and see how everone is doing so please feel free to visit and drop a few lines!
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