Lots of pieces!
A project for Grandpa!
One more birthday gift
I somehow only ended up with 2 Thanksgiving-related pictures. Cheryl and the kids made some cute little edible turkeys---using yummy things like oreo cookies and candy.
Evan and his turkey
My contribution to the Thanksgiving dinner at Elgersmas? A couple of pies. Of course making pies always involves pie crust cookies.
Our visits in Redlands usually involve some visits to a nearby park. This time I think we only made it there one time.
A couple pictures of hanging out at home:
Very intent on his Play-do
Chillin' out!
The Saturday after Thanksgiving we went to the Holiday Lights Festival in Riverside. This was a really nice event, and obviously very popular. We were happy that we got their early enough so that we beat some of the crowds, and were able to find a place to eat dinner (outdoors!) without a long wait. There is a historic hotel, The Mission Inn, that occupies an entire city block, and it is decorated beautifully for the holidays. We walked around the whole block enjoying all the lighted displays. The balconies are also decorated, with carolers, toy soldiers and nutcrackers.
2 silly kids and a snowman
There was also a display in the courtyard of the hotel, and we intended to walk through that as well.......until we discovered that the line to get in was about two blocks long. We decided to skip that and went to meet the reindeer instead.
By the end of the evening, Josie was ready for a little ride on Dad's shoulders.
And the next day was Sunday....which means more pancakes! Evan was right on hand to help out again.
And an intense game of Zingo before we had to head to the airport for our trip home:
Grandpa looks a bit puzzled!
And that's it for the California report!
I bet you are missing that weather! And J and E too, of course.
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