Ree Drummond had a family Thanksgiving.
It’s on Saturday A pioneer star’s daughters, Alex, 26, and Paige, 23, shared Instagram posts showing the fun Turkey Day festivities at Drummond’s Pawhuska, Okla., ranch.
Along with her daughters, all of the children were able to come home for the holidays, including sons Bryce, 21, and Todd, 19, and adopted son Jamar Goff, 21, who are all in college.
Alexa’s post included a cute picture of her, husband Mauricio Scott and their dog George. She also shared a sibling photo with all five children.
“So much to be thankful for 🥰,” she captioned her post.
Paige shared a similar post with photos of family celebrations. Along with a photo of their dinner under the sleek and modern black staircase of their new home, she shared a picture of Ree’s husband Ladd playing poker.
Rea Drummond’s five children gathered for Thanksgiving at her new house.
Paige Drummond/Instagram
“A weekend I’m really grateful for 🤎,” she captioned the post.
Earlier this week, Ree confirmed on her blog that all of her children will be home for Thanksgiving. And as their new house was finally built, the chef revealed that she was the host in their new place.
“Since we finally finished our new house, I’m hosting Thanksgiving at our actual home for the first time in years! Since we lost my father-in-law Chuck right before Thanksgiving last year, we had dinner at his house in 2022, which is it was good,” she wrote. “This year, not only are we glad to be eating at home, Ladd and I are excited to have so much of our family here.”
Husband of Rea Drummond, Ladd.
Paige Drummond/Instagram
Having everyone under the same roof is a pleasure, she added. “Between football and other factors, having everything at home was a hit for a while,” she wrote.
With a full house, Ree said she earns two 20-lb. turkeys and “all our favorite traditional Thanksgiving dishes.”
“Can’t wait to relax with everyone and enjoy some much needed family time,” she wrote ahead of the celebration.
Last year for Turkey Day, the Food Network star shared that they prepared and ate Thanksgiving dinner at her late father-in-law Chuck Drummond’s.
In her Instagram Story, the chef shared photos of family members who have returned from vacation, hugging, laughing and posing for photos.
In one Story, Drummond was stirring the sauce. “I made my top 3 (for me) sauces today,” she wrote at the top of the photo. In her next story, she was still mixing the sauce, but at the top of the photo it said, “We cooked at my father-in-law’s house for old times.”
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“I missed him asking how much more,” she added.
Ree Drummond cooks for Thanksgiving 2022. Ree Drummond/instagram
This year, Ree is celebrating her second Thanksgiving without her father-in-law, who she confirmed died “peacefully in his sleep” on November 4, 2022, aged 79.
This Thanksgiving is also Ree and her husband Ladd’s first since becoming empty nesters. In October, she visited Todd, who left home this year to play football at the University of South Dakota.
“In this photo from last Saturday, I’m showing the classic goofy, dreamy smile, who-can-see-my-child-for-two-hours empty-nest sad-but-happy mom. Let me know if you get it. (I love you Todd.❤️),” she captioned the Instagram post.
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In the photo, Ree was dressed in the university’s red and white colors as she hugged her smiling son, who was dressed head to toe in football gear.
“Let me know if you get it,” she asked her followers in the caption, referring to the mixed emotions in her smile. Followers filled the comments with their own empty nest experiences.
Ree Drummond and her son Todd.
Ree Drummond’s Instagram
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Ree responded to these commenters and others with sympathy, writing, “Hugs” or sharing heart emojis. In one of Ree’s responses, she revealed that “we drove 8 hours each way.”
“That’s what we parents (and grandparents) do!” she added.
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