Is there anything more heart-warming than the annual American tradition of gathering kith and kin to feast upon delectable family recipes, treasured and handed down from generation to generation? Or what about the precious opportunity to express gratitude for one's family and blessings?

How about Thanksgiving in a freezing cold camp trailer sans running water while battling a nasty case of "stomach flu" aka food poisoning, the shocking words from the mouth of a babe, lost and unclaimed children at small-town festivals and light-hearted discussions on death and burial (great suggestion Lora!)? Welcome to Thanksgiving with the Melville's in a small, Utah town. You'll never look at Thanksgiving the same way.