Before dinner we all stood in a circle and held hands to pray, thanking God for bringing us all together and how much we appreciated our family and lives that we live.

When my aunty, uncle, and their son came, my two brothers and my aunty’s kid all played in the living room while the parents finished up cooking dinner. They played with their toys and watched movies while the food was getting ready.

This year my for Thanksgiving, my family had it at our house with some family friends that we still call aunty and uncle even though we are not related out of respect. My parents started cooking dinner while me and my brother set the table for dinner. I helped make the yams while my mom made mashed potatoes and my dad made shrimp.