Thanksgiving Break

Well, it's about time we stop procrastinating and put up our pictures of our Thanksgiving Break. This year we went to San Leandro/Bay Area to spend Thanksgiving with Joel's side of the family. It was the first trip (of more than an hour) that Kaylee has been on since she was born, so it was both an exciting and nerve wracking experience.

Kaylee did really well on the plane ride there. We were surprised, because it was not a full flight that someone still decided to sit next to us. I figured the possibility of having a screaming baby next to them would deter people from sitting by us. Unfortunately we were wrong. :-) Oh well, it could have been worse, she was a very petite woman who was conscientious about not disturbing Kaylee... and it is, after all, only a two hour flight.

For the actual day of Thanksgiving we went out to my sister and brother-in-law's house for dinner. Katie and Joel were good hosts, and the dinner was good. Somehow we forgot to take a picture of the spread... but you can surely imagine: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, salad, rolls, cranberry sauce, and gravy to mix it all together.

Rachelle showed off her culinary skills and made delicious pumpkin pie and a yummy sweet potato souffle. She was definitely a hit!

Here I am before the game watching some football with Kaylee... maybe it was because the Cowboys are winning, but I don't look pleased!

When we were home Kaylee got to meet a lot of people! We were excited to introduce her to some of our friends and family. Here she is with one of my good friends from home, Greydon.

Here is Kaylee with my cousin Dory. It is kind of crazy seeing her hold my baby, because I remember very vividly holding her when she was this age! (Doesn't seem that long ago!)
Kaylee with Hendo.
On Friday we took a trip out to SF to hang out at Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf. Here is my Sister Melissa and I pushing our kids down the street. Kaylee and my nephew Nolan are five months apart, we expect that they will be best friends. :-)
A family shot with the big Christmas tree at Pier 39. We loved the holiday decorations!

Beauty by the Bay. Rachelle next to some of the boats all decked out for the holidays.
Outside Boudin Bakery... unfortunately this is as close as we got to my beloved sourdough bread. We were going to go get Clam Chowder in bread bowls, but it was decided that we would go to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. instead.

This is inside Bubba Gump's. My sister Melissa is holding Kaylee. Kaylee liked being held by her Aunt Melissa... as long as Nolan (her son) didn't notice, he didn't mind either! Kaylee was excited to meet her cousins Jaycie and Lia, here Jaycie is hanging out with her cousin.

Since we forgot to take a picture of Kaylee on her first flight, we figured we would take one on the way home, it is still part of her first trip, right? It still counts. I don't know how much of this plane ride she remembers, she was asleep almost the whole time! What a good traveller!

Goodbye California, see you later!