thanksgiving trip to CA

we decided to take a QUICK trip to EG over thanksgiving weekend. we weren’t so much going FOR thanksgiving, as we were taking advantage of the long weekend. thanksgiving was just an added bonus. the real reason we were going was to get to meet amy’s new baby finnigan (who BARELY complied, making his arrival just the day before). BUT, we got an extra BONUS baby, too! dave got a text early thanksgiving morning, as we were just driving into california, that anthony and chalane’s baby, abigail, had decided to show up a month early. we appreciated her courtesy! ;)

micah and layla were tired after our all-night drive, and passed out together mid-afternoon, waiting for dinner.

we brought mario kart with us… so there was much of this:

the day after thanksgiving, gramma and papa treated us to a ride on ‘the polar express’ (which, I bet you didn’t know, runs out of sacramento)! it was loads of fun. everyone was supposed to wear pajamas, but the only one of our group who complied was micah. oh well. there were loads of cute pajamas there. some were obviously custom-made for familes for the occasion. this time a REAL STEAM ENGINE pulled the train (I was so excited!). the cars were all decorated christmas-like, there were waiters in white coats and hats, the ghost/hobo guy, dancing hot chocolate servers, ACTUAL hot chocolate (which was very thick and rich, and ALMOST tasted like melted chocolate bars), elves, and, of course, santa claus. he came on board (much to layla’s displeasure – she is still TERRIFIED of santa claus) and handed out bells to all the kids on the train.

micah with his godmother amy, and baby finn.

getting a baby fix with this tiny one, abby.

we spent quite a bit of time at the hughes house, and micah spent a good share of time watching (and pestering darrel about) the trains!

and of course, no trip to california would be complete without a double-double, no tomato, w/ grilled onions.

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finally!

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a blue period...

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can someone please explain to me…

… how THIS qualifies as a dress: ???????? i mean, i realize that it’s probably a sure sign of getting older when you go shopping and statements like that go through your head, but really? why would somebody wear that? what’s with the band around the bottom? i find the thickness of that band kind of comical, but most of them look like this: what the heck? it’s grotesquely reminiscent of 5th grade when the big thing was super long sweatshirts worn with stirrup pants. because that sort of thing is just so flattering to someone’s body shape. apparently the pear-with-chicken-legs image is all the rage this year. who looks good in this? skinny people? no. fat people? no. who??? even the models in the pictures look ridiculous! this is what i encountered when i went shopping for a dress last night. it’s funny to see how trends change. i’m not claiming that everyone had the best taste when i was in high school… fortuna...

another sign

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