We had one day to prep for Thanksgiving. We got home at midnight and I had to have Sis to practice by 8am. Poor kid was EXHAUSTED! Andy helped me run all my errands that day. One was to stop by Cinotti's to pick up our pumpkin pies. When we stopped in, I found THESE beauties! Pumpkin donuts covered in cinnamon and sugar instead of glaze! Whoa Baby!
We started our Thanksgiving by attending a lovely brunch at our friends' Jim and Murray Benz. They have been such a blessing to us. Jim was Andy's boss in York, Jax and in Utah. He retired about the same time we moved back to Jax. They live just a few short blocks from us and have been so sweet. They love on our kids and our kids love them! Murray knows how to throw a party too! Sis found one of her mini pilgrim hats to wear!
She always hosts a polar plunge with gift cards for the winner. She has older grandchildren and younger grandchildren so there were 2 divisions. Here are the littles.
Winner Winner Turkey Dinner!
It was a gorgeous day! Sun and 70 and bloody mary's!
After we finished up at the Benz's house we headed home to start on our turkey dinner. I had to get the bird in the oven, start the stuffing and get the corn on the stove so I could put it in the crockpot. After all that was done, Andy and I went for a bike ride. We made it to the corner just in time to see these guys! We thought we missed them!
Later in the day the Barquilla family joined us for dinner. They are our friends who we've adopted as family here in Jax. The kids and the parents get a long so well and it's nice to have people to share the holidays with when you're alone. It was a wonderful day and gave us time to reflect on all that we are thankful for in our lives.
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