Thanksgiving in Arrowhead

We headed down south the Friday before Thanksgiving since the kids were all out of school the following week and we wanted to spend some time with our families. Jim was up in Seattle for work, so I packed up the car with just me and the kids and headed on down. Jim got us a hotel in Bakersfield which really helps break up the drive, especially when you are driving by yourself. The kids seriously get so excited to stay in hotels - it cracks me up. We hit a lot of traffic on the way down and the kids were killing me with the bathroom stops, but we made it nonetheless, had a super healthy dinner on the road at Taco Bell (Blah!) and then they wanted to head straight to the pool and go swimming. So on went the maternity bathing suit (another Blah!)and we all swam for about an hour. We woke up the next morning, had a yummy breakfast at the hotel and hit the road. Jim flew into Ontario from Seattle, so we picked him up and headed up the mountain to Grandma's house! We had a fun visit with all of my side of the family. The kids were running around like crazy and it's always fun to see them play together. My mom cooked up the full Thanksgiving Feast and we had a fun night catching up with everyone. The next day, my mom had all sorts of arts & crafts prepared for the kids - Christmas advent calendars, gingerbread cookies to decorate and turkey's to make from rice krispie treats. It kept the kids busy and gave the adults time to hang out. On Monday, we took the kids to Jensen's for our donuts/coffee treat and then headed off to the village for some shopping (got myself a new Coach purse!) and so the kids could get rid of some energy and run around. Here are some of the highlights:

Cole, Alec and Olivia decorating cookies

Enjoying donuts from Jensen's!

Yummy. Chocolate and sprinkles, just the way her Mommy likes them.

Olivia enjoying the beautiful day at the Village