thanksgiving traditions

For Thanksgiving every year, I spend it with my family from Dallas and family from Baton Rouge. My family and I who live in Dallas take turns on if they come to us or we go to them every year. Every other year, my mom, brother, dad, and grandparents go to Dallas, and when we don't go there, then my aunt, uncle, and two cousins come to Baton Rouge. If our Thanksgiving dinner is going to be spent in Baton Rouge, then my great-grandparents who are 97 and 98 also join us for dinner. I love getting to be with my family every year on Thanksgiving and getting to see the people I only see a couple times a year. Thanksgiving is a crazy and exciting thing in my family. 

My grandmother always starts cooking our dinner the night before and stays up almost all night cooking and then finishes cooking the next day. We usually have turkey, salad, rolls, and then everyone brings a food of their choice to share with everyone. My brother, cousins, and I get to make dessert every year. Our favorite thing to bake for dessert is turkey cupcakes. Everyone in my family eats until they cant't eat anymore and then we all visit for a couple of hours. After all of that is done, we get to go to our family's camp in Zachary and go hunting. Usually the people who go hunting are my dad, my brother, my uncle, my grandfather, my cousin Rob, and myself. We enjoy getting to go up there together and it is another thing for us to be thankful for. I love spending Thanksgiving with my family every year.