The Forte and Fudo families appeared to be in taxi cabs as they were on their way into New York City so that they could see Jenny and her family.
"I really hope Jenny's parents can be home for Thanksgiving," Estelle said. "She said they couldn't make it last year because they had to work."
"Oh, I'm sure they'll be home for Thanksgiving this year." Mo smiled.
"That's right." Atticus nodded.
"I'm just excited about celebrating my first Thanksgiving..." Felicity said as she grew up in France, and they didn't celebrate Thanksgiving there.
"This is going to be a great Thanksgiving." Vincent smiled.
"I wonder who else will be at Thanksgiving?" Akito smiled back.
"Vincent's just excited to see Jenny again." Estelle smirked playfully.
"Hey!" Vincent pouted to that while blushing.
"Well, it's true." Estelle smirked playfully.
"Hmph." Vincent just pouted while Akito, Estelle, and Felicity chuckled to him a bit.
"Merci for letting me come to celebrate Thanksgiving, Maman." Felicity smiled.
"You're welcome, dear." Cherry told her daughter softly.
The taxi soon stopped in front of the Foxworth residence.
"Here we go." Akito said.
They soon came outside with all of their stuff.
"Ah, yes, hello, welcome back," Winston smiled to the visitors. "Allow me to take your stuff for you."
"Thank you, Winston." Estelle smiled back.
The adults smiled to the butler while the kids eagerly rushed inside.
Jenny waited by the window with Oliver while Georgette appeared to be watching an exercise video.
"Hey, Jenny!" The kids smiled.
"Huh?" Jenny blinked and soon looked over and beamed. "Oh, hi, guys!"
They soon hugged her and greeted her.
"Oh, I've missed you guys so much too," Jenny smiled. "I wish you guys could come over more often, but I suppose it's just nice I get to see you when I can."
"That's true." Vincent smiled back.
Oliver soon smiled as he came to see them and Snow White also came out, and they nuzzled noses with each other. Vincent and Jenny then shared a sweet hug with each other.
"Are your parents here?" Akito asked.
"No... Not yet..." Jenny sighed softly at first.
Estelle frowned as she hoped Jenny's parents would be here for Thanksgiving this year.
"Don't worry, Jenny... I'm sure they're maybe gonna surprise you somehow." Vincent said.
"It's okay, guys, I'm just glad you were able to make it." Jenny smiled sadly to her friends.
Estelle could tell that Jenny really wished that her parents would be home for Thanksgiving.
Luckily, there was another taxi cab driving downtown through the city.
"Oh, Gregory, I'm so glad we can come home for Thanksgiving this year," Natalie smiled to her husband. "Jenny will be so happy."
"I know she will be." Gregory smiled back to his wife.
"And I know that Jenny will be happy to see you too." Natalie said to a redheaded woman who sat in the back with a gift bag from Barnes & Noble.
"I look forward to it." The redheaded woman replied with a smile to the couple in the front seats.
Once in front of the Foxworth residence, the three adults soon left. Winston checked on dinner as it was about ready and he soon put on a football game on the TV.
"You like football, Winston?" Atticus asked the family butler.
"At times, yes." Winston replied.
"Cool." Atticus smiled.
"Dinner should be ready very soon," Winston smiled back. "Thank you so much for coming too. I know Jennifer appreciates it."
"We're happy to have come." Mo nodded happily.
"Yeah." Atticus smiled.
"This pie looks heavenly..." Forte said about the pumpkin pie for dessert.
Cherry wagged her finger at him about sneaking some.
"Not until after dinner." Winston said to him.
"Dang it." Forte pouted.
Cherry rolled her eyes.
"When's dinner?" Forte asked.
"Probably another hour." Winston replied.
"Why is dinner so early on this holiday?" Forte then asked his wife.
"I... Don't know actually..." Cherry replied with a small shrug. "Thanksgiving dinner is just always in the afternoon."
They soon heard the doorbell ring.
"Who could be at the door?" Mo wondered.
"Oh, it's probably Mr. Fagin with the dogs, they were invited too." Winston said as he soon came to answer the door.
"Or maybe it could be Jenny's parents." Mo smiled.
Winston soon opened the door and was surprised.
"Winston!" Natalie and Gregory beamed to the man.
"Oh, it's so good to see you two!" Winston smiled as he hugged them happily.
"Not just us." Natalie smiled back.
"Oh, I've missed you both so much." Jenny smiled to her parents, though they were around more than Eloise's mother would when it came to visiting the Plaza Hotel when not traveling in France or Europe.
"We really missed you too, but there's one person who's missed you more than both of us put together." Gregory smiled back.
"Really?" Jenny wondered. "Who?"
The Foxworth couple stepped aside to show a younger redheaded woman who came inside with a small smile.
Jenny gasped and soon ran up to the woman and she opened her arms up for a warm and loving hug. "AUNT HOLLY!"
"Oh, Jenny, look at how big you've gotten." Holly smiled as she hugged her niece.
"Aunt Holly, I haven't seen you in so long." Jenny smiled back.
"It really has been a while, my dear," Holly nodded before looking over. "Ooh... These must be your friends."
"Yes," Jenny nodded back. "That's Estelle, we're pen pals, and that's her twin brother, Akito, her older brother Vincent, and their cousins, Felicity and Simon."
"Hello." The Fudo cousins smiled.
"Oh, hello, dears," Holly smiled back. "I can tell that you're good friends to my niece."
The others smiled as they knew that Holly was a very sweet and tender woman.
"Come, Holly, I'll show you your room." Natalie smiled to her sister.
Holly soon began to follow Natalie up to her room.
"So, that's the famous Aunt Holly I've heard about." Estelle said.
"Yeah, she doesn't visit too often, but it's always amazing when she does," Jenny smiled. "I know she'll love Oliver and Georgette though. Aunt Holly just loves animals."
"I can tell she's an animal lover." Vincent smiled back.
"She seems very nice." Felicity told Jenny.
"She really is," Jenny smiled and nodded. "I used to see her a lot when I was really little, but then... She moved away, but luckily, she calls on the phone a lot, and sometimes sends presents in the mail. Oliver, what do you think of Aunt Holly?" she then asked her kitten who was new to the family.
"I think she's fabulous!" Oliver beamed.
"Oh, she is indeed." Georgette smiled.
"Aunt Holly was always popular with the animals." Jenny told her friends.
"I see." Akito chuckled.
Felicity held her stomach as it growled a little. Simon put his hand on Felicity's stomach and then did the same to his own and looked up in silence.
"I'm hungry too, Simon." Felicity said to her little brother.
"When's the food going to be ready?" Akito asked.
"About another hour." Winston said.
The kids groaned slightly.
"Why don't you kids play outside?" Atticus suggested, giving a football to Akito.
"Oh, Dad, do you think that's a good idea?" Akito asked as he took the football.
"Maybe you could try to settle down on your strength like when I was in the football team back in Greendale." Atticus suggested.
"Yeah, I guess that could work." Akito smiled.
"You kids just have fun." Atticus smiled back.
They soon went off to go outside.
"Speaking of football, I wonder if I should catch up with Thor?" Atticus wondered. "He was a pretty good guy friend."
"And how about Paul, Babe, and Susan?" Mo added.
"I'll think of something," Atticus smiled. "It's a holiday after all."
"I have to admit, it's nice to see you when you're not up to your ears in detective cases." Cherry said.
"Did my best friend just admit that she misses me?" Atticus smirked.
"...No." Cherry stated blankly.
"I think she did." Forte smirked.
Cherry just had an annoyed gaze on her face. Eventually, Holly and Natalie came back out, hugging each other.
"You two must be sisters." Cherry commented.
"We are." Holly and Natalie smiled.
"Can I see Jenny's pets?" Holly smiled at Natalie.
"Of course you can," Natalie smiled back to her sister before looking to the other adults. "Erm... Where did the little ones and animals go?"
"They're outside." Cherry replied.
Holly soon went outside to meet Jenny's pets.
The backyard was pretty big, though not as big as Central Park, but it was still a nice hang-out for whenever Dodger and the gang would come over.
"Dibs on the QB!" Akito laughed as he took the ball.
"Hey, no fair!" Vincent laughed back to his younger brother.
Oliver and Georgette soon looked over as Holly came outside.
"Aunt Holly!" Oliver beamed.
"I knew that I wasn't imagining it." Holly smiled as she knelt down to Oliver.
Oliver smiled back as she came up to the redheaded woman.
"Hello, Oliver." Holly smiled.
"Hi, Aunt Holly." Oliver smiled back.
"You don't have to call her that." Georgette told the kitten.
"It's okay, Georgette, I like being called that by anyone." Holly smiled.
"Yeah!" Oliver smirked before his eyes widened. "She can understand me?!"
"It's thanks to Puppy Power and Kitty Power." Holly smiled.
"You know about Puppy and Kitty Power?" Oliver asked.
"As a matter of fact, I do," Holly smiled. "I've known my share of Pound Puppies." She soon showed a picture of herself as a little girl with the first Pound Puppies and Kennel Kittens when they were in the same shelter.
The others oohed and awed.
"Oh, Aunt Holly, you look so pretty." Jenny beamed.
"Thank you, dear." Holly smiled to her niece.
"And it's so cool that you knew the Pound Puppies and Kennel Kittens." Oliver smiled at Holly.
"Of course, back in my day, we called them Pound Purries," Holly smiled back. "Also, Jenny, I have a new gift for you. I'm sorry it's not from a store or anything fancy like that..." she then brought out a book for her niece.
Jenny took the book and took a look at the title. "'We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story'?"
"A man named Captain Neweyes takes in a group of dinosaurs, and he takes them to meet human children who want to see dinosaurs up close," Holly smiled. "I thought it would be a fun and adventurous book for you."
Jenny smiled as she knew that she would just love it. The seemed to sparkle in a way in her hold. Simon soon began to chase Vincent as the older boy had the football.
"The 30! The 20! Touchdown!" Vincent laughed as he made it to the fence which was used for the touchdown.
"Hey! No fair!" Jenny laughed.
Vincent soon began to do the touchdown dance which made the others laugh. Holly chuckled a bit as that was a bit cute and funny.
"And the older Fudo wins another game!" Vincent laughed with the others.
"Not for long." Jenny teased.
"Ooh, the Foxworth lady speaks high and mighty of herself." Vincent teased back.
"Yes, she does." Jenny smirked.
