Thanksgiving in Hilo

Thanksgiving has got to be one of my favorite holidays of the year (I also love Halloween, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Arbor Day). Who doesn't love a day where you can eat yourself into a coma? Come on! What's not to love? In addition to the eating, I also love football and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Oh the good times!

This year, Gav and I flew to Hilo to spend Thanksgiving with my family. My father cooked us a great meal and it was outstanding. The turkey was the star of the dinner, and it was outstanding. My father used a recipe that he read in the New York Times and brined the turkey for 4 hours before cooking it. It was moist and delicious.


Gav, Julia, Kailee, Mom, Dad & Ipo


Mom & Dad (and an unfinshed pineapple upsidedown cake)


Chaos at the dinner table.


Hilo ice-shave. Gotta love it.