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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day starts early in Tuolumne, if you want to smoke a turkey in the smoker, you have to get up at sunrise. If you want to smoke two turkeys, you have to get up before the sun.
This was going to be the last day of our two week Indian Summer warm spell. The sun isn't up yet, but it did catch the contrail of a jet bringing Thanksgiving travelers into SFO.
The smoke started going up as the same time as the sun, the two turkeys went into the smoker at eight o'clock in the morning.
By noon we were setting up the rest of the feast, of course if you're going to have smoked turkey, a nice Pinot Noir is the perfect accompaniment.
While the inside is being set up, there's time for some target practice with the pellet guns. Bob is demonstrating his technique to Lindsay and Lauren.

Lauren, Debbie and Berlynn take a quick time out from getting everything ready for a pose in the kitchen.

Once the dinner is on the table, everyone can gather around to enjoy the great food.
Of course any time the cousins get together, they make faces!
And then they're embarrassed about it afterwards!
They're even passing their traits on to the younger set! Look at Leah helping Rebecca!
We hope you're Thanksgiving was as nice as ours. Leah and Spike ended the day with visions of Christmas in their dreams.