Saturday, December 11, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year with our friends, Yori and Midori joining us at our house. We cooked a huge turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, yam souffle, homemade rolls, cranberry sauce, a homemade peanut butter banana cake and a pumpkin pie. We were exhausted by the time we were finished, but it was lots of fun!
Afterwards, we went to Naminoe Shrine to celebrate Shichi-Go-San with Mika. In November every year, the children go to the shrine and receive a blessing from the Priest for a happy and healthy year. Mika did a great job and sat there very quietly. She was very excited when she received a special medal, a bag of treats and a balloon from the Priest! Naminoe is a special place for us because Max also received a blessing at this shrine in 2001 for the very same occasion.

















Mika asked for the turkey leg. She took two bites and then said "it's too heavy!"








Preparing for the ceremony.....





















Inside the shrine.....it's very peaceful and beautiful.

































































































Time to go home
































Ready for bed and enjoying a special snack from the bag of goodies she received at the shrine. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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  1. michelleDecember 12, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    Sounds like you had a yummy Thanksgiving feast. I would not have been able to cook that much food. Luckily, I just have to bake a ham and make a dessert. We go to the shrines at New Year's to be blessed. Lexie didn't quite understand it last year.

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