Thanksgiving Traditions!

Thanksgiving for this family has a few traditions that ha've been going on for as long as I have been around! Aside from my sister not being able to come home for the holiday, it was a very fun day!

Today started with a wake up call at about 8:30am to go on the annual Thanksgiving Day hike up Squaw Peak. Family and friends meet for coffee, photos, and the climb! When reaching the top...well let's just say it's always a party. Champagne, snacks, more photos, and more champagne! Luckily everyone seems to make it down the mountain all right. From my experience, talking and being on the tipsy side makes the climb down way shorter!

This years hike was very different from all of the previous years I remember, not only was it missing Emma, it was incredibly cloudy and overcast! Once the drink and food ran out on the mountain, we headed down and over to the annual football game!

The football game is never anything too formal. Like all other years, it was old guys vs. young people. The old guys somehow always manage to win, but only by cheating, that's just how they play.

After being active for the first half of the day, it was time to eat eat eat! There were lots of yummy Thanksgiving dishes!

Here's a little recap of the day!

Camelback mountain!

Downtown!

Preparing to cook the bird!

My first glass of Dom Perignon!

Papa carving the turkey!

Thanksgiving dinner!

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and took a moment to give thanks for all that you have in your life!