We officially have a California Thanksgiving Tradition, I'd say. When Clara was six months old we took our first trip south for the turkey holiday. We've gone back every year (minus last year, since I was 38 weeks pregnant around that time) since.
It is a wonderful time to leave the cold, dreary winter days and experience a week of warm weather. AND, any time of year is a great time to spend with my sister and her husband. Until they can move back to the northwest (tomorrow?!), we will happily continue visiting them during the Thanksgiving holiday (and any other time we can manage).
Here are a few highlights from our week in Cali...
The park (just a block from Leah & Trav's place, and overlooking the ocean. Not too shabby):
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| Oh sunshine, we miss you around here! |
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| Loving his auntie |
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| Crazy about teeter totters |
Modeling the new Krochet Kids youth line (check it out here):
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| She got to choose one hat after her photo shoot. She chose the "hoot". |
Days at the beach:
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| Mr. Sweetness |
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| Clara spent approximately eight hours of our vacation scooping sand |
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| Caleb liked digging too |
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| I could live at the beach |
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| My two good looking boys |
Turkey day = girls turkey trot + boys surfing + good food:
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| Time to ride a few Thanksgiving day waves |
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| Off they go |
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| The boys manned the turkey |
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| And watched a handful of youtubes to prepare. Not too shabby! |
Time with my grandparents (and aunt Becky - of course I forgot a picture of her!):
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| Grandpa Jack & Grammy Joanne |
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| Great Grammy snuggles |
The hollywood sign trek + the prize after:
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| It was further away than it looks ;) |
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| Sweaty sisters |
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| Jono single-handedly got both kids to the top of the hill. |
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| Deliciousness |
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| Stuffing our faces (sorry Leah) |
Messing around on the beach at sunset:
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| Saving lives |
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| Racing Unce T |
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| The stare-down |
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| The best family shot we could manage (too much distraction!) |
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| A sweet little zoo experience |
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| Checking out the mountain lions with daddy |
1 comment:
Such a lovely break! The pictures are all so great. John showed Chad the catalog with the pictures of Clara modeling the hats. Sounds pretty cute! :)
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