Thanksgiving memories

I would love to hear what your favorite Thanksgiving memory is from when you were a child. I remember heading out to my aunt's house who lived 1 hour from us. My Aunt, Uncle and cousins lived in the country (middle of nowhere) and we would travel out to their home for Thanksgiving. We would have so much fun. We woud head out early in the morning and spend the entire day there, often spending the night. We would watch the parades and then play outside (usually football or softball), we would play pinnochle (spelling) or uchre for hours or we would play in the snow if we were lucky enough to have snow for Thanksgiving. If there was snow, we would snowmobile on their 175 acres. We would then sit down for a dinner which everyone helped prepare: the kids in the kitchen and the adults in the diningroom. What a great time we had of laughing and sharing stories. Afterwards, we would clean up and then sit around the piano while my uncle would play guitar, my cousin would play the piano and we would all sing along when we knew the songs my uncle would sing. After a few years, we would learn most of the songs. We would then crash anywhere in the house that we could find space. The next day we would have a huge breakfast and then play some more before heading home. I loved those days and wish we still did those things. Now we are starting our own traditions with our childrem

Please share your favorite childhood memories about Thanksgiving!