The Hoskinsons Norwalk, Iowa · hoskinsonfamily.com
Thursday, November 26, 2026

Thanksgiving 2026

Thanksgiving at home in Norwalk — dinner for 10. Two meats, all the classic sides, and green bean casserole back on the table. When Halloween rolls into the archive, this page becomes the featured gathering on the home page.

Hosted by Kyle & Amanda · No RSVP — family just comes

A Thanksgiving table with a golden turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, and pumpkin pie, with autumn leaves and small pumpkins
Our Thanksgiving mood board — basically the menu below, photographed by wishful thinking.

The basics

Date
Thursday, November 26, 2026
Start time
To be confirmed
We'll land on a time as the day gets closer — check back here.
Where
Kyle and Amanda Hoskinson
345 Cormorant Dr, Norwalk, IA 50211
Google Maps directions · Apple Maps directions
Who
Dinner for 10
No RSVP — family just comes.

What's being served

To start

  • Deviled eggs — homemade, 1 dozen eggs = 24 halves, made Wednesday

Mains

  • Smoked turkey — Kirkland Signature Whole Smoked Turkey, Costco, fully cooked (reheat only)
  • Carver ham — Member's Mark Boneless Carver Ham, Sam's Club

Sides

  • Crock-pot mac & cheese — homemade, Thanksgiving variant with American cheese
  • Make-ahead mashed potatoes — homemade, held warm in a crock
  • Sweet potato casserole — Member's Mark, Sam's Club
  • Stuffing — boxed mix, made in the crockpot: 2 boxes Stove Top Turkey + 1 box Stove Top Traditional Sage, all from Walmart
  • Green bean casserole — homemade, French's classic
  • Sweet corn — canned, held warm in a crock

Bread & sauces

  • Turkey gravy — Member's Mark Homestyle Turkey Gravy, Sam's Club
  • Cranberry sauce — one whole-berry can + one jellied can
  • Yeast dinner rolls — Member's Mark, Sam's Club

Dessert

  • Pumpkin pie — 12-inch, Sam's Club

How it all gets cooked: regular crock — mac & cheese · second crock — mashed potatoes · triple crock — gravy, stuffing & corn · oven — turkey reheat, green bean casserole & the sweet potato tray.

Forecast — early outlook

Early outlook (not the real forecast yet): Thanksgiving comes late in November this year, and late November in Norwalk usually means real cold — plan on winter coats for the trip over. This block switches to the real daily forecast once Thanksgiving is inside the 10-day forecast range, and the forecast shown that day stays on this page when it's archived.

Photos from the day

Photos from the day land here after Thanksgiving — then this page is finished and rolls into Past Gatherings as its own permanent page, and Christmas becomes the featured gathering on the home page.