family thanksgiving

this year the entire paul gustavson clan came home for thanksgiving.

it was so fun to have everyone together and to watch all the kids play together.

the weekend was spent enjoying yummy food, playing games, riding the atv, taking family pictures, the aquarium, and just hanging out.

here are some of the highlights:

thanksgiving dinner we had two turkeys.

one traditional. one made in a trashcan.

 

the trashcan one turned out a little over cooked.

but it was a fun idea anyway.

and next time tad will perfect it.

thanksgiving day the grandkids had their own little thanksgiving dinner.

and then were sent off to nap time and the adults had their own thanksgiving meal.

it was so fun to be able to sit down together sans the kids and just talk.

family~ isn't it about time.

anyway... friday john drove up to see what the gustavson family/bay area was all about.

so first thing we did (after hanging out at my house for awhile) was head to santa cruz mountains to see the redwood trees.

but upon the drive up, i discovered that john had never been to santa cruz.

so we changed our plans and headed to surf city.

i was so happy to see that boardwalk was open.

so we could ride the giant dipper. 

so fun.  

saturday, the fam head to monterey to check out the aquarium.

it had been years since i had been there. 

i didn't realize how cool it really was.

after we were all fished out, we went to a near by park and enjoyed some lunch while watching the kids play on this awesome playground.

all in all, it was a great weekend.

i am very grateful for my family.

the end.