Thanksgiving in California

The drive down was long, but good. Abra was in a good mood, Rich got into a good mood once we were out of the Portland area, and I got to drive the mountain passes (not my favorite part) We got there around 4 and Ethan and Andrew were there, surprised by the visitors. The rest of the evening was calm and we all went to bed early. Wednesday, we went over to Matt and Jennifer's so that Rich and Matt could play the Transformers game for the Wii. Notice Ethan's fingers, yes in deed, he is flicking a booger and Uncle Rich was very excited about this and encouraged this the WHOLE TRIP!!

On Thanksgiving Day, Jennifer thought that making a Gingerbread Train would be the PERFECT distraction until it was time to eat.

Howie was busy biting at Shia. They both were instigators and wore eachother out often.

Friday, Rich and I got to see the New Moon movie. I think that this was done much better then Twilight. I can't wait to get my books back from Rachel so that I can re-read the book:) We also got to meet up with Bill, Colleen and Connor Martchenke. Sadly, it was only a few minutes in a crowded Mall, but it was nice to see them and it makes me miss the random evenings we used to hang out. Saturday, we made the LONG drive home, for the first time, it was to OUR HOME!!! Sunday, was a nice day, so Rich cleaned gutters, I worked on ivy and cleaning up dog poop, and Abra kept herself busy!!