This Thanksgiving, I went to my family's home in Ardmore, Oklahoma. My family moved into the house in these pictures this summer. It is a smaller temporary home as they prepare to move back closer to my extended family in Iowa. After we moved away from my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Iowa when I was 13, Thanksgiving has been a smaller occasion where we've tried to establish our own traditions.
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| Maria Greufe lights a candle on the family's table in Ardmore, Oklahoma on Thursday Nov. 28, 2013. The thank you card shown is set out for the family members to write down their Thanksgiving blessings. |
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| Holly prepares potatoes for the family's Thanksgiving meal. |
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| Katie Greufe sets the table for the Thanksgiving meal. |
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| Holly Greufe smiles as she sets the prepared food out. |
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| Holly, Josh and Katie Greufe line up to fill their plates for the Thanksgiving meal. |
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| The Greufe family prays before eating their meal. |
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| Turkey, cranberry sauce, corn pudding, pumpkin bread, stuffing and rolls are served for the Thanksgiving meal. |
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| Candy, the Greufe family's West Highland Terrier, tries to steal some food from Katie Greufe's plate. |
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| Maria Greufe writes down a few things she is thankful for on the family's thank you card. |
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| Maria and Holly Greufe play a game of charades on the family's back porch. |
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