The video is a casual, vlog‑style Thanksgiving gathering captured by Victor Justin Rhodes. Family members—including JD, Sarah, Grandma, Grandpa, Lily, Jonah, Peter, Jana, and others—are shown preparing and sharing a holiday meal. JD attempts to prepare a turkey for the first time, while the group contributes various dishes such as salad, pizza, pumpkin, pecan, chocolate, and strawberry pies, as well as toast and other sides. Throughout the footage, participants exchange light‑hearted banter about chickens, bees, a steampunk rocket mass heater, and other quirky details of the outdoor setting. The core of the segment is a series of “what are you thankful for?” prompts, prompting each person to voice personal gratitude ranging from family and food to reflections on a recent trip and broader life experiences. The tone remains warm, humorous, and celebratory, emphasizing family bonds, shared effort in cooking, and the tradition of expressing thanks during the holiday.
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Well, there's the extent of your holiday dessert prep.
Yes.
Put it on the counter.
I took it out of the freezer and put it on the counter for this evening, for this afternoon.
Okay, you going over?
I am. I'm going over to help with a little bit of turkey prep and then—
and then that's—
get some of our stuff from over there.
This is JD's first time to ever prepare a turkey.
Yeah, JD and Sarah's first Thanksgiving at their house.
Call Pop.
Hello.
Happy Thanksgiving! Gonna call Grandma.
Hey!
Hey everybody! Oh, hey Groot!
Grandma!
Look what Grandpa looks like today!
Oh wow, he's looking sharp!
Nice, you guys did good!
Jonah says hello!
This is our contribution to the Thanksgiving lupper.
We have— we'll have salad, pizza, and pumpkin pie.
And some toast.
We're adding the pumpkin pie, the pecan pie, and the chocolate pie.
Yeah.
And they're having whipped cream, and they're contributing the traditional things.
Honey, that's right. Okay, you like that? You think it looks good? Okay, let's open.
I think everything that you make, it looks good.
You do? You're sweet.
Most things.
He knows how to win them all.
Most things.
Come here, Mr. Brown. What are you thankful for? Mama making pizza. Hey, Lily.
What?
What are you thankful for?
I'm thankful for Mama and Papa and my family.
Hey, Chef Josiah.
What?
What are you thankful for?
Um, Mama and the whole family.
The other night I just needed a moment and I said, Rebecca, can you take the kids in for a moment? I just need to think. I didn't know what about. I just needed to think, have some silence. I came back to our bed and just laid down, and actually what I began to think about is how thankful I am for this trip. Sure, it's been exhausting. We're tired. We're at the end, but I'm so thankful for all the people I've met all the experiences we've had. It's just been an absolutely crazy adventure. What is your role? Uh, Director of Corporate Development. Hello, Colorado! Mountains everywhere! Is this not beautiful? Just how big is the world, Lily? Huge. Major black walnut tree.
Bye-bye chicken.
Night-night chicken. There's tens of thousands of bees around us right now.
We just should have camped here.
What are you, the Pied Piper?
These chickens are following you.
I think it's you.
You're permaculture chicken. Did it bring back any special memories?
I don't know, it was fun because, um, it was the last—
it was the last family reunion that we had.
What do you think, Mr. Brown? He's got something else.
Where the med count?
This is our steampunk rocket mass heater of science.
Hey, it's not every day I get to film a fellow YouTuber.
The reason I planted so many strawberries, and I like— I grow strawberries at because I like them.
Let's go see what Peter's thankful for. Oh, y'all burning it up out here. I know, smoke.
I got to open up some of these windows. Oh, take it off quick.
I'm thankful for my family. I'm thankful that we've done this trip and done it safely. I'm thankful for everything. Like, I'm just feeling really thankful today and just Jana, what are you thankful for? Food.
That's a good thing, especially since we're about to pig out. Cousin JD. Yes, what are you thankful for, buddy? I'm thankful that you guys could be here for a holiday. I love it. So we're thankful that you had us. Thank you for this wonderful meal, Sarah. Look at this. Dang, girl, you've been working hard last night and today. JD, you did good. It's your first time?
First turkey ever.
Oh wow, you did a great job. So How stressed are you from 1 to 10 after making the Thanksgiving? He's laughing.
I have a full glass of wine waiting for me at my place.
You have your hope. You have your hope, don't you? That's been getting you through. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
Um, everyone in this house and those that aren't.
Oh yeah. Lunch was absolutely amazing. So full. And on top of that, then we ate 3 different pies. You digging in?
Yeah.
Which pie do you like the best?
This one.
The chocolate, pecan, or pumpkin? And now Let's walk that off a little bit.
How does it feel to carry a 200-pound man? About— I don't know. About how it sounds?
