The kids have no school the week of Thanksgiving (after the previous week being only minimum days for conferences - November and December are light on actual hours spent learning) so we've been busy. The weekend before Thanksgiving we went up to Lake Arrowhead and stayed in a cabin with friends from college - got there in time to watch UCLA lose to USC and be sad about it, and then drink to forget our problems.
There was snow on the ground, but it didn't snow while we were there, which is fine with me. There was enough snow to make snowballs and mini snowmen, but the kids didn't need the full snowsuit, and the roads were clear and clean (Californians are OBSESSED with the idea of snow tires and chains, I just hope for the best with the Rav4's all wheel drive.) The scenery is so beautiful - the huge trees and the mountain vistas, and the company was fantastic. Our house had a little stream near it and Adam loved being able to go across it on a fallen over log. He was the happiest little explorer. There were two toddlers in our midst, and they were both very into following Ellie around and being her mini-mes. Overall, a very fun way to settle into the vacation.
The kids had craft camp at the YMCA on Tuesday and Wednesday, made many wonderful crafty presents for their parents and grandparents, and we spent most evenings hanging out with our friends. They got to do a lot of hanging around, a lot of Minecraft with Tim, a lot of staying up late.
Thanksgiving itself we went and hung out with Gigi and Grizz in the afternoon, helped them decorate their tree, play some bey blades, exclaim over all the cute ornaments of yore. And then we were off to Cathy's house for the large and in charge Thanksgiving celebration - I wore a vintage caftan I recently bought, so that I didn't have to worry about anything being tight while I scarfed all the deliciousness. Adam wore a collared shirt and kept his collar popped, and encouraged others to do so, because he thinks it makes him look like a vampire. Ellie once again wore a vintage sequined top and some leggings, the cute little nut.
The rest of the weekend was similarly busy - we celebrated our neighbor Victoria's 40th birthday and her daughter slept over at our house that night to make babysitting easier, we went up to LA to visit some friends and hang out for the day, we practiced more piano and browbeat Ellie into finishing all of her leftover homework, and had the regular Sunday Scaries. I was however, pleasantly surprised that everyone was up and at 'em with ease yesterday morning. Happy to get back to school, happy to see their friends, but then very punch drunk by 7pm. Back to our routine, for the few days we have left before winter break.
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