Thanksgiving in California

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving out in San Francisco, California. That is where Betsey's sister Kate lives. Her brother Luke lives in Southern California, so he flew up for the week as well. We rented a house out there so we could all stay together and feel more "at home"...make meals, use the washer and dryer, and have room for the boys to play! We had a really good time...sight seeing and spending time with family. The boys were so good and had so much fun! Kate did such a great job planning activities and taking us sight seeing. We would wake up and have a big breakfast in the morning and then head out for the day. We wouldn't get back until supper time. After supper each night we would go in the hot tub(nice bonus of the house) and then the boys would fall asleep watching a movie with their Aunt Kate...honestly those last two things were Caleb and Ethan's favorite part of the whole trip!

Some of what we did...
Tuesday: The boys, my parents, and I flew into San Francisco.(Kevin had been out there working at a Bethany branch the week before.)
Wednesday: Went to the new California Academy of Sciences...they had so much fun stuff there! From an indoor Rain forest to a swamp with Alligators!
Thursday: Went on a hike in Muir Woods...saw giant Redwood trees and then went back to the house for the traditional Turkey-Thanksgiving meal.
Friday: Went downtown San Francisco...rode on a Ferry, Cable Car, and Street Car! Saw all the famous spots Pier 39, Alcatraz, Sea Lions, Lombard Street, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Etc.
Saturday: Went to Santa Cruz...met Kevin's Aunt Sue for lunch and then headed to the Boardwalk...saw more Sea Lion, lots of Surfers, and the boys got to play in the Pacific Ocean!
Sunday: Luke had to fly back, but we headed to Berkeley and saw Kate's apartment, where she works, shops, etc. We also took pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge...Kevin, Caleb, Ethan, and my parents all walked across it. Levi, Kate, and I picked them up on the other side. We crossed the bridge a lot through out the week and Caleb and Ethan just thought it was the greatest! So the fact that they got to walk on it, was pretty cool to them!
Monday: We flew back to snowy, cold Michigan!