| Thanksgiving 2011 |
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We went back to California
for our family tradition for Thanksgiving week. This time we went to
Disneyland the day before Thanksgiving (MUCH better than going on Black
Friday - ride times were so much better!), then Thanksgiving Day and finally
went to Corona Del Mar beach the day after (Black Friday) Thanksgiving for a
walk along the beach and a yummy surfer taco/burrito lunch. We had a
great trip and the kids really enjoyed Disneyland, the place we stayed at
and the beach :) Enjoy perusing the pics! |
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First, back home, I made up lots of crafts for the kids
to do on Thanksgiving. They didn't get to all of them but at least we
were prepared ;) |
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Beads for fall bracelets |
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Felt turkey hand puppets |
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Turkey headbands |
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Activity pages for Jared |
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Activity placemats |
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A cornucopia craft (color, cut and paste) |
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Handprint Mayflower ship craft |
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So, to turn out like this |
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Thankful turkeys |
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To turn out like this |
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Thanksgiving Bingo |
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Coloring pages |
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I always bake 2 pecan pies to bring. SO very
yummy!! :D |
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At our timeshare in CA. Yes, you can fit 4
3.5-year-olds in a queen bed ;) Will they get any sleep? Eh,
probably not ;D |
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Disneyland Day! We arrive, bright and early, when
they open (8AM)!
Suzan, Brielle, Bethany, Jared and Anna |
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We're in! Yay! The AZ 7...Paul, Brielle,
Anna, Suzan, Jared, Bethany and Maria |
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Disneyland is always decorated for Christmas at
Thanksgiving time. A beautiful tree! |
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Main Street USA. So cool! |
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Cinderella's castle, also decorated for Christmas |
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A close-up |
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Our first ride, Dumbo. Paul with Brielle and
Bethany |
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We also went on the Storybook Land Canal Boat ride.
Here, entering the whale that swallowed Pinocchio. |
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Suzan on the Mad Hatter Tea Party ride, aka the Tea
Cups. |
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Bethany on the Tea Cups |
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Paul and Jared on the Tea Cups |
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Brielle, Anna and Grammy on the Tea Cups |
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Jared, Paul and Grammy on the Alice in Wonderland ride
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We had to check out where the Disney Princesses are!
Hey, here are 4 cute princesses right now! ;)
Bethany, Suzan, Brielle and Anna |
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The girls got to listen to Snow White tell her story.
So cool! |
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Suzan and Anna with Snow White |
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Suzan, Brielle, Anna and Bethany with Cinderella.
It's not every day to get to meet a Princess! |
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Suzan on the King Arthur Carousel ride |
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Bethany on the Carousel ride |
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Jared on the Carousel ride |
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Brielle on the Carousel ride |
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Anna on the Carousel ride |
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And even Grammy rode on the Carousel too! ;) |
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We even got to sit down and watch the Christmas parade.
Woo hoo! |
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| Minnie and Mickey! |
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| Oooo! More
Princesses! Here, Sleeping Beauty with Ariel (in green) in the
background. |
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| The Beauty, Princess
Belle, and the Beast. Suz LOVED seeing her, as that's "her" Princess
;) |
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| Woody from Toy Story |
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| And Buzz Lightyear too! |
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Gotta have Santa's Reindeer ;) |
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Last, but not least, Santa |
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The kids (Bethany, Anna,
Suzan, Jared and Brielle) after the parade. Mama says "'cmon!
we've only been here 7.5 hrs!"
Yeah, can you tell that the girlies needed to go back to the timeshare for a
nap/rest? ;)
"Okay, then it's just me and Jared tearing up the place here!" ;) |
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| Jared in line for the Star
Tours ride. C3PO in the background ;) |
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| Jared LOVES the Autopia
ride! |
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| Jared and Mama, ready to
drive! |
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| Okay, Jared drives.
He can't WAIT until he's tall enough to drive on his own! Only 2" from
the cut off height! |
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| The Mark Twain River Boat
ride. Very cool! |
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| Jared on the Mark Twain |
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| Jared and Mama got to see
some of the fireworks at Disneyland. What a fun day! |
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| Thanksgiving Day...the
kids crafting (Mayflower Ships) |
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| Grammy with Anna, Bethany,
Suzan and Brielle |
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| Maria's cousin, Audrey,
and Aunt, Candy |
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| The cousins! With a
Bethany ;) |
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| Bethany being a cute
little turkey! :) |
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Jared with Maria's
cousin's grandson (does that make any sense?), Andrew.
They just met this Thanksgiving, hit it off and played well together!
I think they are 2nd cousins once removed? I believe? ;) |
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| Damien, Maria's cousin's
boy (a twin). I think he is our kids' 2nd cousin? |
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| Sebatian, Maria's cousin's
other boy (the other twin) |
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| Grammy with Suz :) |
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| Brielle and Anna |
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| Tony (Maria's cousin) with
his two daughters (Nicole and Loriann) and his grandson (Nicole's oldest
boy) |
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| The "kid" table, eating
away ;) |
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| Last "play day" in CA.
The AZ 7 at Corona Del Mar Beach...Suzan, Bethany, Maria, Jared, Anna,
Brielle and Paul |
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| Jared, taking the long,
and steep, walkway down to the beach |
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| A view of the houses on
the beach. Man, to live there! |
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| Another view |
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| Another view, looking back |
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| The Pacific Ocean |
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| Anna, Suzan, Paul,
Brielle, Bethany and Jared on the beach (see the walkway in the
background?) |
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| Seagulls looking for food |
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| The kids searched for
seashells...Brielle, Suzan, Bethany, Jared and Anna |
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| Brielle, Suzan, Bethany,
Jared and Anna taking a break on the pier |
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| Pelicans (I believe?)
flying overhead |
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| Awe! The Daddy and
Mama (rarely pictured ;) )! Taken by Jared P |
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| Writing names in the
sand...Anna |
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| Jared |
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| Suzan |
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| Brielle |
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| And Bethany |
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| We met some kids and their
dad digging up sand crabs. One here! :P |
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How did we get to walk
past number 4 lifeguard shack? We HAVE to take a picture of the girls
on it, for posterity! :D
Anna, Brielle, Suzan and Bethany |
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| Some pretty succulents on
the walk back to the van |
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| Ahhh, we're home!
Isn't this our new home? No?!?!? |
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| Well then, how about this
one? The van looks perfectly happy parked there, like it belongs ;) |
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| Dolphin topiaries.
How cool is that? Only in CA ;) |