So Thankful!

 Our perfect Thanksgiving - We started off with a dip in the hot tub and then went for a walk at our favorite spot.

Collecting garbage on the beach - and even a garbage can!

Mom and Aunt Katy made a lovely meal.

 

Kayaking in the lagoon

Playing Sardines at the fort

Elsa's thanksgiving project for all of us.  Remembering what we are thankful for.  Nathan's Thanksgiving pumpkin centerpiece, too.

Happy Halloween!

Disneyland!

Quite possibly the happiest place on earth.  Unless you can be in a room full of sloths and pandas, according to Elsa.

On the plane and ready to go!

Off the plane and waiting for our Uber driver.

Lovely birds of paradise on our walk to Disneyland.

We're here!

Watch out!

Ready for the teacups.  Mom did not go on this one.

 Zip lining at Bear Creek

Look who we found!  The lovely Megan Nelson and her wonderful family!

An early Dia de los Muertos celebration

Elsa waiting for Elsa.  We watched a Broadway-style production of Frozen.  Ironically, it was 97 degrees outside.

 The fourth round of Splash Mountain

Happy birthday, Grandpa!

It's a biggie, but who's counting?  You don't look a day over...



Happy birthday, Evan!

Double digits! How can that be??  We are so proud of the person you are becoming.  You are kind to others.  Your teacher tells us how helpful you are to your classmates.  You are competitive, but supportive teammate.  You are a good friend.  You are a terrific brother and son!

 

 We celebrated the day after your birthday with a hike.



 

First Day of School

Evan: 4th grade

Nathan: 2nd grade

Day Before School Starts

We chose to hike to the beach for our day-before-school-starts adventure.  It was all a lot of fun until we got attacked by wasps!  Nathan was stung twice on the ear and Evan was stung seven times on his ear, head, face, back, and arm.  We recovered, though, and we still had a nice time afterward.