We had planned to go to California to visit my family for Thanksgiving, but we heard of the big blizzard that was coming and decided not to go. Brendan's dad offered us his truck to use, so at the last minute we decided to go and try and beat the storm. It took us 11 hours to get to Reno, and then we stayed in a hotel. The next morning we finished our drive from Reno to Orangevale in 5 hours. It usually only takes 2 hours from Reno, but there was traffic slowing us down, not the snow. We had told my family we weren't coming, so it was quite a surprise when we all showed up.
We stopped in Truckee, and Bruce and Brendan took turns filling the truck with snow. We had a snowball fight when we arrived home.
The day before Thanksgiving, we attended the 24th annual Fox Family Turkey Skate. Every year we rent out a roller rink with all of our relatives. Even my 84 year old Grandpa Haag was skating.
A few of my family members on Thanksgiving day. Four siblings weren't able to make it.
We went to San Francisco the day after Thanksgiving, which is a nightmare for shopping of course. We met up with Brendan's uncle Pete for the lighting of the Macy's Christmas tree in Union Square.
My sisters, Breeze and Holly, came with us for the fun!
Pete took us out to eat at the hotel he works at on Nob Hill. It was delicious food and fun to catch up with Pete.
3 comments:
Wow! What a trip! You guys are good travelers...I don't think we would have made it in one piece. It looks like you had a fun time with your family--fun pictures. Also, that last picture of Pete is great.
Looks like you had fun. Wish we could have been there. I love that you filled the truck up with snow! I have only been to one Turkey Skate in 10 years. Makes me sad that my kids have never even been to a roller rink. Did Hazel skate?
Thanksgiving in california sounds dreamy! Glad you were able to make, but 11 hours, that stinks!! Cute pictures, as always!
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