giving thanks

family gathered from near and far, bringing with them favorite memories and recipes
cooking happened all day long with frequent pauses for conversaations and snowball making
photo opps abounded
shoes and coats, sleeping bags and pillows piled everywhere
macy's parade and football games and riotous games of spoons
​story telling and laughing
dishes to wash and dry 
snacking and more  pie ......

now on the day after, I'm grateful for all of it, especially for the family!