Thanksgiving Fun

 For Thanksgiving this year we had most of Chris's family come down to our house. We had a great time hanging out, playing games, and eating good food.
On Wednesday we spent the day making pies, playing catch, and doing some crafts outside. Our weather was perfect! It was t-shirt weather for sure. That night we went to Campo Di Bocce for dinner. We had so much fun! Everyone got to play bocce ball, eat appetizers, and then have a big dinner.

Thursday was the big day. We did more crafts outside including a group painting activity. We played more games and made food. Katie made us an amazing cheese table to snack on during the day. Our dinner itself turned out really well. The turkey was perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy in the middle. It was a great! We had 14 of us around the table and it was really nice to spend the time together. It was also our anniversary. 16 years!

 

 

On Friday we all woke up and headed to San Francisco to see Alacatraz. It was another beautiful day. We really enjoyed walking around the pier and then taking the ferry out to the island. I hadn't been out there since I was a kid. It was smaller than I remembered, but also cooler. The audio tour is really well done. Even Neil enjoyed it and wasn't bored at all. The views were pretty spectacular too.

 

On Saturday we spent the day mostly relaxing. We had more leftovers, pie, and even went out for some dinner to Sauced. We played more games and just enjoyed spending time together.

Sunday was the day that most everyone had to leave. Only Chris's Mom stayed, because that same night Chris and I took off to Las Vegas for the week. That was another adventure for the next post....

Thanksgiving week was a lot of fun! Thank you to everyone who helped make it amazing! 

Family Pics

Last month we tried out a new photographer and had some family pics done. I had been putting it off for so long because finding a new person is hard.
My kids were super cooperative and I couldn't have asked for better weather. When we first arrived, however, I knew that it wasn't going to be what I wanted. She gave us little to no direction at all for poses or anything. I had to step in and tell my fam how they should line up. It was super awkward. I was ticked because I was hoping for someone to have ideas and who would move us around to make the shot ideal. The next red flag was when she gave me the pics on Sunday night, after taking the pics on Saturday. So...I guess she didn't do much editing, and the pics reflect that.  Here they are. I'm not happy with the majority of them. In each picture someone has glaring sun in their face. Super disappointed. The only ones I actually like are the ones of the kids. They at least turned out. I guess the search continues for a photographer.