Thanksgiving Traditions

[slick]

Our family has a couple traditions for thanksgiving.
Like putting up the christmas tree,the day before thanksgiving.

Another that just started last year,was getting a chocolate turkey from see's candies.
Last year we found them by our plates.
And no we didn't have them for dinner.
A couple had them with and then the rest had them after.

My dad just brought some home today,and I just found out!

Those are the only ones I can think of.

What thanksgiving traditions does your family have?

[Twinkle]

I love tradition. It is always a tradition for my youngest daughter and her family to spend Thanksgiving with us. They drive over from the east coast of Florida to feast and spend the day. I always roast our traditional Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and all the other dishes I come up with watching foodnetwork channel. Lol...This year I have our Christmas tree up and decorated. I have never done this before but since we don't get to see each other on Christmas, decided to begin a new tradition this year with tree up.http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Lizilu2/ChristmasCardinalsdecorating.jpg

[slick]

I am very excited for tomorrow because that is the day we put up the tree.

Oh and might I add very nice tree,twinkle.

Ours is one ugly hunk of junk.
Well it wouldn't look like a hunk of junk if the little sisters of mine wouldn't stop picking the fake snow out of the tree.

[Annette1990]

I usually get out all my decorations and tree after dinner on Thanksgiving too. I hope to this year but I seem to be behind schedule. So I am keeping my fingers crossed here.

[dans10171]

one of our traditions is we make homemade wine every year and on thanksgiving morning my uncle,father and brother get together and have the 1st glass of the season i look forward to it every year:treeguy:

[Sunshine73]

Let's see...one of our biggest Thanksgiving traditions is watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Turkey day just would not be complete without watching that!

[Annette1990]

Update: Since I bought another tree after last Christmas and hope to put up two trees along with all my mini's I may start even before Thanksgiving. so I can get it all out and put out around the home. I have many decorations and this tends to take alot of time so I hope to start even earlier. As for Thanksgiving not sure if we will meet with family or do our own thing at home. We have done both in the past so I guess time will tell as the day draws nearer.

[Annette1990]

Forgot to mention I love your tree Twinkle. So pretty...it really looks great!

[cipalla]

We go out the day after Thanksgiving, yes 'that' day, and cut down our tree. We go to a farm that takes us on a horse drawn wagon to the trees, where we take forever to pick the perfect one, then cut it down. Two years ago we started letting the kids each pick a tree for their rooms. So now we have 3 live trees in the house! and the bill is not little after 3 trees.....but it is a great time and the kids will always remember it. now I am going to cry.............

[Mumof2]

Since Im from Mass and my hubby is from Louisiana,we make a mix of side dishes..like mashies and rice dressing,pumpkin pie and pecan pie...mmmm

[ducktapehero]

Thanksgiving traditions with my family usually include a bunch of food, football and some beer. Of course the day after Thanksgiving my wife and I put up our Xmas tree. I went shopping on Black Friday last year for th 1st time. And the last time. This year I'm sleeping in.

[Minta]

My best friend and I will head over to kmart first thing in the morning to do a little shopping. Then it's back home to listen to the parade on TV while the pepperoni bread is cooking in the oven and hubby and I are getting the turkey/stuffing ready. Later in the morning hubby will go to the local highschool football game while me and kids watch the rest of the parade on TV. We spend the rest of the day watching football, eating, enjoying the company if family and friends and plan our black friday shopping trip. Black friday we shop and then we decorate.

[liltattoo]

We've always put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving. It was for a while (before we moved) a tradition that MIL always did the Thanksgiving dinner and then SIL and I would alternate Christmas dinner every year.

Aside from the traditional turkey dinner, we don't really have any traditions yet but definitely want to start some now that my oldest is old enough to remember this stuff.

[usafvet]

I have many typical ones that everyone else shares, but I have to state that I need to catch the Dallas Cowboys game every Thanksgiving. WOuldn't miss it for the world.

[SW1Dennis]

:sparkle:

The only real tradition that I can say that I have is the day after Thanksgiving, I am outside putting up the Christmas lights and other various yard decorations I have while playing Christmas music on my boom box.

[girlsinmo]

We like to watch some of the parade, cook our meal, sometimes put the tree up. Mostly just enjoying the food.

[kgstyles]

The only tradition we have is to put up all the Christmas lights and the tree and all the decorations up the next day!!!

[Lfisch]

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. I haven't missed a year since I can remember. I still get excited and tingly when Santa ends the parade....
Then off to Mother in Laws house for Thanksgiving dinner and each one of us says what they are thankful for. We ear ourselves silly and then play board games and go for walks until it is time to get the cold cuts out for dinner......by then it is soon time to head home and gear up for getting the decorations out the next day.

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

The Macy's Day Parade of course! (I always watch it on NBC... always!) Eating and talking and dreaming up christmas and watching football naturally!

[MsChristmas]

Im with you on watching the Macy's Day Parade..its a must! I dont have dinner at my house but Im still busy making side dishes because we go to both my in laws and my parents. Im getting so excited and hungry just thinking about it!

:march:

[misjordi]

Macy's Parade is a must!! I make dinner for my hubby and kids and we eat around noon and clean up, then take nap!! All the Christmas decorations are up by then so we can enjoy the lights.....