Thanksgiving in LA

On Tuesday morning we packed up our van and drove down to beautiful southern California! (And it was actually pretty nice this time ~ we usually bring RAIN!) We had a short visit, but filled it with lots of fun times. We even spent a day at Disneyland! We've never seen the Christmas decorations at the park so this time we decided to take the kids for a day and check things out. We got there at 8am when it opened and left around 5pm. Squeezed in about 14 rides, brunch, parade and even some just sitting on a bench resting time! (Eating allergy free POPCORN!) We had dinner at the Storybook Cafe in downtown Disney and drove on back to the hotel for some much needed rest...

Thanksgiving dinner was at the Taketomo's house. Auntie Lynn and Bachan cooked up a storm. We ate, chatted, crafted, played games and just had a really great time! (Lauren got me hooked on a new card game! Actually Gregory loved it too. It's called SLAP. I think I'm gonna teach her Pounce next time! :))

[Insert a little reminder tip - DO NOT stay at the Doubletree in Commerce the day before BLACK FRIDAY! The Citadel outlets have a HUGE event that starts Thanksgiving night. UGH!]

We drove home Friday night after dinner. Gregory wanted to stay another day, but I think we are all very happy to be home! Vacations are fun, but it sure is always nice to crawl into my own bed!

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!

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