On Saturday while the guys held the fort and watched over the turkey on the Traeger grill my girls and I took a quick shopping trip to World Market and then to Molbak’s. Molbak’s is a local garden and gift shop that has an amazing array of poinsettias this time of year.
Katie chose a small variegated variety to take home.
There were many displays of Christmas trees decorated in different themes.
There is always a huge poinsettia tree for photo ops. Our girls…Laura, Jamie and Katie.
After we got home from shopping the kids had time to play a board game together before the rest of our dinner guests arrived for our 2nd Thanksgiving meal.
We took the ottomans out of the family room to add a round table for the older ones of us to sit. The younger ones sat at the dining area table.
The turkey on the Traeger grill was a hit. It was moist with a subtle smoky flavor. We had the regular sides our family enjoys, mashed potatoes, stuffing dressing (we usually have stuffing but since the turkey went on the grill we stuck with dressing), candied sweet potatoes and Sarly brought a delicious spinach salad. My sister Lana brought an appetizer tray. Our DIL Jamie made a pie with her delicious home canned apple pie filling.
Raelynd, Sarly, Jamie, Laura and Katie. There’s a 6th little girl who is not visable in this photo, yet.
Rayna (Dan & Jamie’s dog) Katie and Andrew.
Our dear friends Jamie, Sarly, Raelynd and David Daniel. Many of you have been praying for our little warrior, David Daniel. He is now 16 months old and getting stronger every day. Please keep praying for his development. We enjoyed watching him crawl and pull himself up. We enjoyed a group game of hangman with Raelynd, ending with a rip roaring Sunday School song “I’ve got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart!”
We tried a huge group selfie with all our guests for the evening. Friends and Family all together.
This morning Dan, Jamie (with our developing granddaughter), and their dog Rayna packed up to head back over the mountains and onward to the far eastern part of our state.
We are now laying low after emptying the dishwasher and putting away the extra chairs and tables. We also put away all the Thanksgiving decor. Dear vacuumed for me and I’m grateful for that. This week I’ll start thinking about bringing all the Christmas boxes down to make this old house look a lot like Christmas…
Linking to Mosaic Monday with Maggie at Normandy Life.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
That is beautiful. You are all beautiful xx
Beautiful family — Thank you for yr beautiful posts throught the year and your kind comments. we had a good day with our daughter and family — i didn’t cook and didn’t take pictures. Just sat back and enjoyed the day. My hand is better — can’t type well with my right hand but can do everything else just about with my left hand even if it is in a wrist support thing. I really shouldnt have complained.
Lovely to see family and friends gathered together for Thanksgiving. Your food and tables looked so inviting.
Thanks for sharing this heart warming “second Thanksgiving” post! Such sweetness!!
This is what Thanksgiving looks like, family and friends spending time together, how wonderful for you all. Beautiful poinsettias, such colours. Happy Mosaic Monday.
O, my…what a beautiful family…and the food looked amazing. So glad for a good time for ya’ll….
A heart warming post about family, much love, anticipation and of course delicious food and decor!
Wonderful Ellen! So happy you had this time with your whole family! Everything looks yummy!
What a wonderful time. Such a lovely family. All the food looks delicious.
What a wonderful family gathering you enjoyed! Family times are the best!
What a happy time and how nice to get lots of great photos to remember this holiday! Love the poinsettias…all colors are pretty! Enjoy your week! Happy decorating!
It’s so wonderful to have multiple girls in your life! I know from personal experience! Love the pictures.
The poinsettia nursery looks like a fun place to visit with your girls. Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of another girl in your family. Very exciting. Your 2nd Thanksgiving dinner sounded delicious and the photos of family and friends are lovely.
Such a great family time! A blessing!
Your table looks delightful, Ellen. Your group of family and friends look like they enjoyed every morsel and time together, too.
You had a lovely Thanksgiving. The poinsettias are beautiful, aren’t they? I haven’t purchased mine yet. There brilliant color is almost blinding as yo walk into the garden center where there are hundreds. Thanks for visiting the Garden Spot.