Family's First Thanksgiving After Losing Home to January Wildfires

A Difficult Thanksgiving

• 💔 The Eaton family is celebrating their first Thanksgiving since the January wildfires, marking a holiday where they lost their homes and everything in them.
• 🏠 Their Altadena home, purchased on Thanksgiving Day in 1994, was a place of cherished memories for 30 years before being destroyed.

Resilience and New Traditions

• ✨ Despite losing their home, the family is grateful to be together and safe in a nearby rental home.
• 🗺️ The journey to find a new place was challenging, involving stays in six different locations before settling in Pasadena.
• 🧑‍🍳 A cherished family tamale recipe, lost in the fire, has been recreated from memory by Karina, ensuring this tradition continues.

Hope and Gratitude

• 🏡 The family finds hope in seeing a neighbor already rebuilding their home.
• 🙏 They express deep gratitude for the first responders, firefighters, and volunteers who have provided support over the past 10 months.
• 💰 The family also faced affordability issues when searching for a new home, with some locations like Big Bear being cheaper but further from LA.