Thanksgiving and Uncle John's Donuts

Ameila enjoying an Uncle John's Donut.  Pumpkin variety.

mmmm...donuts.

Hard at work painting a Christmas tree complete with "dtar"

Happy Thanksgiving.  We continue to give thanks for our many blessings.  For health, for family, friends, for the food on our table, warm beds to sleep in, and for miracles.  We are truly blessed as a family and thankful to have all of you in our lives.  It's hard to believe a whole year has gone by since Amelia's first Thanksgiving. If you remember, we made the long trek to Michigan, by car, and zipped around from place to place over the short weekend to share in the many holiday festivities.  And if you also remember, Amelia was OVERloaded, I'll never forget it, and she and I spent most of the holiday tucked away in various bedrooms!  This year, although a year older and a much different baby, we stayed in Nashville for Thanksgiving.  It was tough not being with family but we enjoyed a quiet day with our own little family and even prepared the entire Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings.  Amelia, however, did not care for Thanksgiving dinner, except the cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie of course.  Maybe next year.  

Big news and also a reason to give thanks...three dozen Uncle John's donuts made their way down to Nashville this weekend.  After mentioning on my facebook page back in September, that I was wishing for a warm pumpkin donut from Uncle John's Cider Mill in St. John's, MI, close to where I grew up, Aunt Mary Sue made it her personal quest to get us some of these delectable treats.  (One of the things I miss about fall in Michigan are the trips to the apple orchards.  Tennessee does not produce apples, at least in our area, and therefore there are no apple orchards and consequently no cider mills and ultimately, no freshly baked pumpkin and cider cake donuts).  The donuts finally made it South, along with a gallon of fresh Michigan cider, via personal delivery by the Cole family, friends of Mary Sue, who traveled to Nashville to visit their daughter for Thanksgiving.  Can you even believe it?  Above you will notice Amelia enjoying a nice pumpkin donut.  A special THANK YOU goes out to Auntie Mary for working so hard to make sure Amelia did not miss out on this fall tradition!  We are thankful for you, Mary.  :)