Thanksgiving 2009

"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever." Psalm 107:1

Our Thanksgiving festivities started early in the morning as the three of us watched the Macy's Day Parade (one of my things about Thanksgiving!). As has become our family tradition, Dave makes all the Thanksgiving pies, so he put the finishing touches on them before we all headed up to my parent's house!

We celebrated this Thanksgiving with my (Bethany) parents, grandparents, sister, & cousin Nate, and we all had a great day together. This Thanksgiving was incredibly special as we have seen God work so mightily these past few months...as my dad was thanking God for giving Isaac back to our family during his prayer before dinner, I don't think there was a dry eye at the table.

Isaac had a great first Thanksgiving. He wished he could have some of Grandpa Kal's herring...

...and he checked out Uncle Nate's camo hat...











and he spent a lot of time snuggling with Great-Grandma Joan & Great-Grandpa Ken.












We also spent a lot of time (too much, in my dad and Dave's opinion) trying to get a good family snapshot for my parent's Christmas card. After a lot of shots, we finally ended up with a good one! And, in traditional Bergstrom fashion, we played several intense games of Bang and Phase 10. At this point in Phase 10, we were all ready to give up and eat some more leftovers!

We are in awe of all there is to be thankful for this year. Of course, Isaac tops the list, but we are also incredibly grateful for all the support & love we received from our family, friends, and church when we came home without Isaac. Our hearts are overflowing! From all three of us, Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!