We have found in the last several years that Tennessee is a great place to spend Thanksgiving! Not because of the beautiful mountains and a few green leaves still hanging onto the trees…but because we get to be with people we love. And as we sat around the table with grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins and said what we were thankful for, over and over again it was mentioned—family. So here is a photo recap of our time with them!
always a feast!
one of the dogs had an assigned seat next to Dad, since she is now his Thanksgiving buddy (click here to see how it started)
That weekend was Grandpa’s birthday so it was fun to celebrate with everyone.
Grandpa with three of his sons and four of his grandsons
The last night we were there we piled into two vehicles and went to the nearby NASCAR speedway to drive through a lengthy Christmas lights display. It was a lot of fun.
amid the many displays we were glad to see the true meaning of Christmas represented
It probably took over an hour to drive through the drag strip and winding road full of lights which led into the speedway.
entering the speedway
yes, that is our 15-passenger van driving on a nascar track
We’re grateful for family and the time spent together. And heading home we got to stay with more family…climaxing with a late-night major snowball fight!
snowy smiles
It is good to give thanks to the LORD. Psalm 92:1 NKJV