Thanksgiving 2017

My Thanksgiving Day started with the 38th Annual Torrance California Turkey Trot.  We think there were about 4000 people there based on the highest race numbers we saw.  Andy and I walked while Laura and Emily ran.






Afterwards, Andy headed back to his house to make the green beans for our Thanksgiving dinner and the girls and I headed back to Nana and Papa's house so Emily could to finish up the final preparations on the turkey and stuffing.  Everything else had been handled on the Tuesday and Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving.  Laura created the decorations.  I worked on the sides and Emily handled the mashed potatoes and prepped for the turkey and stuffing.

Meanwhile, Jonna was busy setting up her house to handle a meal for fifteen people.  She set the tables, created place cards with Sela, set up the hors d'oeurves and otherwise decorated her home.

Emily and I were to first to arrive at Andy's as we needed to cook the turkey and stuffing in Jonna's double ovens.  Andy graciously opened some wine for us and we tested out my tomato jam appetizer while we waited for the rest of the guests to arrive.

Besides Jonna's parents and her niece and her husband, the rest of the guests were from the Spilsbury side of the family.  Per Nana's request, we managed to get in a Spilsbury group photo before the evening ended.  As you can see by the photo, it was a really special day.