Thanksgiving

We had a great time in Seattle for Thanksgiving. We were able to go to the Woodland Park Zoo and see all of the 'big' animals that we don't have here. The kids loved watching the gorillas - especially the baby one. We all also enjoyed watching the hippos. Usually they just sit there and do nothing, but this time one was up moving around and swimming in the water. It was fun when he went to take a drink - they can open their mouths WIDE.

We were also able to go to the beach in Edmonds (my dad's favorite place) and hunt for sea shells and look at all the stuff that is washed up from the Sound. We lucked out with the weather. We had a couple of beautiful days that were fairly warm and lots of sunshine. Those were the days that we went to the zoo and then to the beach. We did have a couple of rainy days as well.

Anyway, we had a great time Thanksgiving day with my family and we were also able to see my old neighbors. It was a lot of fun.

On the way home from Seattle we stopped in Fruitland (near Ontario) for our nephew's homecoming. That was great, most of the family was there. Daryl and Kerry came over and we hadn't seen them since last year (and that was just for a short time). Kaylee loved being able to play with their daughters (her only girl cousins close in age to her), Soma and Fela. They were adorable.

So, all in all, it was a great trip! I wasn't ready to come home back to school and reality... Finals have begun - only three more weeks left. I can't wait for it to be over - however, I could use a little bit more time to get everything done!

Here are some layouts from our trip to the beach.