https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:14:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872969 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:13:33 +0000 krispi 1872969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our families are both in the same town, so yes, we celebrate every year. In fact, sometimes it's a bit much having to see both families. </p> <p>The years when it's been a smaller crowd, we just cooked a big turkey breast - it doesn't have to be a full bird. One year, the turkey didn't turn out right, so we ran to the grocery store and got 2 rotisserie chickens as a back-up. There are ways of celebrating without going crazy in the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872965 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:10:14 +0000 wonderstruck 1872965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, but I'm generally just responsible for a side dish or two. We alternate between celebrating it with my family and DH's. This year is DH's family's turn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872949 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:00:47 +0000 Mommy Finger 1872949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely! DS was one week old during Thanksgiving so we weren't going to go to the big family celebration. Instead, we made a turkey breast with all of our favorite sides. I strapped that baby on and went to town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872829 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:30:41 +0000 youboots 1872829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, every year. I don't mind cooking a turkey. You could always do a spiral ham or just 2 breasts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872826 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:28:16 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1872826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it's a pretty big holiday for us because it's really close to my husband's birthday, my brother's birthday, and my step dad's birthday. We celebrate twice - once on thanksgiving with my parents (they usually cook) and once the Saturday after with my husband's parents (we all pitch in). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872821 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:24:48 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1872821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we always host. I love cooking Thanksgiving dinner! Alton Brown's brining and turkey recipes are the best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872745 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:46:09 +0000 mrs. wagon 1872745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I love Thanksgiving!! I spend the entire day before and morning of in the kitchen but it's sooooo worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872744 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:46:02 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1872744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Celebrate as in have a home cooked meal? Yes*</p> <p>*one year I moved on Thanksgiving, so I treated my moving helpers ie family to Cracker Barrel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872652 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:10:30 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1872652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I love Thanksgiving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872621 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:55:38 +0000 travelgirl1 1872621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well we don't have a Thanksgiving in England but now we have a Canadian daughter I think we will always celebrate it. I don't know much about the traditional trimmings of the meal etc, but we do it like a Christmas dinner (which for us is always turkey, veg, gravey etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872612 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:49:36 +0000 ShootingStar 1872612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, we celebrate every year. But then I'm never the one doing most of the cooking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872611 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:48:32 +0000 autumnlove 1872611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872608 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:46:39 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1872608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. There was a year when I wasn't particularly happy with certain people's actions and there was no way in hell I'd cook them a Thanksgiving dinner when I wasn't thankful. The next year I was just too busy with a new baby. I may cook this year though.</p> <p>*I only get away with it because I live abroad and no one celebrates Thanksgiving here, so it's not huge statement to anyone if I don't invite them for dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872602 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:41:06 +0000 Lindsay05 1872602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but I feel like the tradition is kind of getting lost over the years. Turkey is less common and there is more 'complaining' over the work of it. Once we get a bigger house, I will have no problems hosting dinner to keep it going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872592 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:36:13 +0000 JerricaBenton 1872592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always! Sometimes we do two thanksgiving dinners! In years we've traveled to the ILs, we don't always get the special dishes we like so we'll do it all over again the following week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872579 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:29:27 +0000 bushelandapeck 1872579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and we have been hosting at our house the past several years. I hope to avoid doing that this year as we will have a newborn, but I have a feeling we will end up doing it anyway. It's the only holiday that we have managed to get both DH and my family together all at once which means we don't have to travel all over the place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872569 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:21:20 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1872569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the time. Before LO was born, I started celebrating in my home and I loved it. We went away last year to visit my family and they live in another country. My cousin ended up having Thanksgiving dinner since we were there and because he used to live here in the US. We're going back this year, and I'm excited. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872522 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:00:10 +0000 Synchronicity 1872522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always! More than anything it is a great time to get together with our families and eat good food and catch up. The "low expectations" holidays are my favourite... no gifts, just family and fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872498 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:47:16 +0000 Alivoo01 1872498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. This can include going out to eat Thanksgiving feast or us kids will host the dinner for all the adults. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872484 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:40:36 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1872484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always. Although last year we hosted at our house and my mom actually brought the turkey! </p> <p>One year when I was a kid my mom suggested going out to dinner and it made me cry! I guess I was pretty attached to the tradition from an early age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872437 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:32:50 +0000 Dandelion 1872437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep. We go to one of our parents house every year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872434 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:25:35 +0000 Adira 1872434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but we've only done it at our home once (I cooked the turkey - everyone else brought all the sides). I can definitely see not doing it if it's just your little family and your kids are still small! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872433 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:22:21 +0000 looch 1872433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I lived abroad, I hosted thanksgiving the weekend following, complete with a huge turkey...it was a bear to find, but I had to go to a butcher to special order it and it cost me something like $100!</p> <p>Now, we host at our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872396 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:15:56 +0000 lamariniere 1872396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not always. It's not a holiday here, so people are working. Also, my oven is pretty tiny, and they don't really sell big turkeys...I would have to find a really big chicken. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872369 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 23:19:58 +0000 macintosh 1872369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do celebrate just the two of us, but I don't cook a turkey because DH is vegetarian. I usually make salmon (technically he's pescatarian, I guess). I don't miss the turkey, the side dishes are my fave anyway. Stuffing and cranberry sauce! </p> <p>This year we'll see how much cooking my pregnant self will feel Iike doing. I may let Trader Joe do most of the work ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872364 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 23:09:42 +0000 sapphire 1872364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go to my in laws typically. I definitely wouldn't cook a whole turkey if we didn't do that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872225 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:53:49 +0000 BananaPancakes 1872225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not always. Sometimes we go out of town to avoid the holiday family dramaz and then we'll travel on thanksgiving day because the roads are dead. We didn't celebrate last year and visited friends instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872093 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:54:41 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1872093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gasp. I can't even believe you'd suggest not celebrating it! Its our favorite holiday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872089 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:52:37 +0000 Andrea 1872089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always do something, but it is low key since we don't have family around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-celebrate-thanksgiving-every-year#post-1872072 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:28:36 +0000 loveisstrange 1872072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I made a 25lb turkey last year! Now that we're home, we'll go to my aunt's house. </p>