Thanksgiving 2012

Macys Parade The Chloe ballon and Spider-Man balloon are inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on New York's Upper West Side, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. More than 3 million people typically attend the event and it has a TV audience of 50 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, Steven Willardsen President Barack Obama, accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, laughs at a loud gobble from the turkey, as he pardons Cobbler a 19-week old, 40-pound turkey, on the occasion of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. At left is National Turkey Federation Chairman Steven Willardsen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Neil Patrick Harris, Zachary Levi Neil Patrick Harris, left, and Zachary Levi participate in the LA Mission give Thanksgiving meals for the homeless on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Soldiers Return Home Thanksgiving Avery Mullins, 7, hugs her father, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ty Mullins, after he arrived at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Morrisville, N.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Mullins returned home from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, with his unit stationed at Bagram Air Base near Kabul. He returned with five other men in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy)

AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy

Jeri Allen, Jennifer Allan, Paul Allan, Jeri Allen, left center, Jennifer Allan, 7, and Paul Allan, of Mahwah, N.J., wear turkey hats as they watch balloons being inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on New York's Upper West Side, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. More than 3 million people typically attend the event and it has a TV audience of 50 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

Elf on the Shelf The new Elf on the Shelf balloon is inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. More than 3 million people typically attend the event and it has a TV audience of 50 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

Papa Smurf The new Papa Smurf balloon is restrained under netting after it was inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. More than 3 million people typically attend the event and it has a TV audience of 50 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

Hello Kitty A woman uses her mobile phone to photograph the new version of Hello Kitty, after it was inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. More than 3 million people typically attend the event and it has a TV audience of 50 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

Spider-Man The Spider-Man balloon is inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. More than 3 million people typically attend the event and it has a TV audience of 50 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

Barack Obama President Barack Obama shakes hands with White House visitors after carrying on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a "presidential pardon," Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. After the ceremony, "Cobbler" will head to George Washington's historic home in Virginia to be part of the “Christmas at Mount Vernon” exhibition. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Thanksgiving Dinner David Ikakoula, 5, carries his turkey at the Indian Walk-In Center Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in Salt Lake City. The center handed out 3,700 turkeys and trimmings to Utah families. Harmons Grocery Store is feeding Utah's hungry this season through its annual " Gift for a Gift" Thanksgiving turkey drive. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Mary Pat Christie, Chris Christie Gov. Chris Christie, fourth from left, and wife, Mary Pat Christie, second from left, join other volunteers in Toms River, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, as they pack and hand out prepared Thanksgiving dinners for the needy near the shore area devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

AP Photo/Mel Evans

Mission Thanksgiving Actor Kirk Douglas, serves Thanksgiving meals for hundreds of homeless individuals Wednesday Nov. 21, 2012, in Los Angeles. Thousands of Skid Row residents and homeless people from downtown and beyond were served Thanksgiving dinners with all the trimmings today during the Los Angeles Mission's annual holiday feast. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

AP Photo/Nick Ut

Holiday Travel Amy Sorgent waits with her five-month-old son Miles in a line leading to security as she flies out for the holiday Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at San Diego International Airport in San Diego. Millions of Americans embarking on the nation's annual Thanksgiving migration navigated around the sluggish economy Wednesday, many of them having had to sacrifice summer vacations, scour websites for deals or rely on relatives to chip in for airfare. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

AP Photo/Gregory Bull

Eva Cevallos Consumer Eva Cevallos with her eleven-month daughter, Quinn, shop for Thanksgiving celebrations at the Pre-Black Friday event at the Walmart Supercenter store in Rosemead, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

50 Cent 50 Cent greets people affected by Hurricane Sandy and joins Feeding America and the Food Bank for NYC to serve Thanksgiving meals to people in need at Cipriani, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Feeding America/AP Images)

Holiday Travel Samantha Mohr rolls her suitcase as she arrives for holiday week Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at San Diego International Airport in San Diego. Millions of Americans embarking on the nation's annual Thanksgiving migration navigated around the sluggish economy Wednesday, many of them having had to sacrifice summer vacations, scour websites for deals or rely on relatives to chip in for airfare. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

AP Photo/Gregory Bull

Afghanistan US Troops Thanksgiving U.S. soldiers pray before eating a Thanksgiving meal at a dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in the Afghan capital served up mac-and-cheese along with traditional Thanksgiving Day fixings. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq

Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, Malia Obama, Steve Willardsen President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha, center, and Malia, right, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a "presidential pardon" at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. After the ceremony, "Cobbler" will head to George Washington's historic home in Virginia to be part of the "Christmas at Mount Vernon" exhibition. National Turkey Federation Chairman Steve Willardsen watches at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Thanksgiving Day Parade Mounted police lead a policeman balloon as it makes its way down New York's Central Park West in the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano

Thanksgiving Day Parade A zebra costumed marcher is followed by the Curious George balloon on its way down New York's Central Park West in the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano

Thanksgiving Day Parade Dancers fill the street as the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade moves down New York's Central Park West Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano

Thanksgiving Day Parade The Hello Kitty Balloon makes it's way down New York's Central Park West in the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

AP Photo/Louis Lanzano

Thanksgiving Day Parade The Kermit The Frog balloon makes its way down New York's Central Park West in celebration of the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano

Thanksgiving Day Parade Costumed characters and a marching band precede the Kermit The Frog balloon on New York's Central Park West during the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano

Thanksgiving Day Parade The Charlie Brown balloon passes people on balconies on New York's Central Park West during the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

AP Photo/Louis Lanzano

Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen rides a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade put a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

AP Photo/Charles Sykes

APTOPIX Thanksgiving Day Parade The Sailor Mickey balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. . The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade put a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

AP Photo/Charles Sykes

Thanksgiving Day Parade The Sonic the Hedgehog balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. . The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade put a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

AP Photo/Charles Sykes

Thanksgiving Day Parade The Spiderman balloon participates in the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade put a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

AP Photo/Tina Fineberg

Thanksgiving Day Parade The Santa Claus float rounds Columbus Circle during the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade put a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

AP Photo/Tina Fineberg

McKayla Maroney, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman Spirit of America cheerleaders wave as they make their way down New York's Sixth Avenue during the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade put a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

AP Photo/Tina Fineberg

General Joseph Anderson U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, left, serves a hot Thanksgiving meal to Larissa Huhn, age 12, at Salvation Army headquarters, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Military volunteers from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division, which General Anderson commands, cooked 3000 hot turkey dinners which were then donated to The Salvation Army. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

AP Photo/Brennan Linsley