Normally, the school does a morning celebration for the younger classes, with games, crafts, and turkey lunch. However, it was put off this year due to the World War I centenary celebrations. The teachers still talked about the holiday, but there was no parental volunteering or special meal. It was slightly disappointing if I'm being honest, but logically I don't expect people here to join in my cultural celebrations. (The lady at checkout at the drugstore told me Happy Thanksgiving, and I was a little excited about being acknowledged.)
Anyway, this year Matt decided to work on Thursday and take Friday off. So Clara and I hung out just like it was a typical day. As is our expat tradition, we ate turkey dinner pies on the actual holiday. Miles was very disappointed that we did not have pumpkin pie (don't worry, we made up for it).
We had a proper Thanksgiving meal with friends on Saturday. We had such a nice time that I forgot to take many pictures.
For dinner we had turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, succotash, and rolls. Of course it was all delicious.
The kids had fun playing before and after the meal.
And for dessert we had pumpkin pie, sopapilla cheesecake, and gooey butter cake. With all of the food plus drinks, we were completely stuffed.
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| Miles must have eaten half a pie on his own |
The adults had good conversation afterward, while the kids played upstairs, downstairs, and outside. Lily was especially excited to see her good friend who has recently changed schools.
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| Friends since nursery |
I do miss being in the US around the holidays. It does help though, sharing Thanksgiving with friends, and we did have a wonderful day. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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