Thanksgiving break!

We had a wonderful relaxing trip to Santa Barbara, Ca for Thanksgiving weekend. We didn't have any plans for the holiday so we decided to take a trip.
We headed out on Tuesday and drove all the way to sunny SB. We stayed a fun hotel in Goleta, and it had a great pool, hot tub and a huge free breakfast included in the room.
We went to Refugio Beach every day of our time in CA. The kids all had wet suits so they boogie boarded, surfed, played in the sand, paddle boarded and explored a the boast for hours.

We had an early Thanksgiving celebration before we left with the Shields crew. It was delicious and so fun!

The weather was perfect on our trip and it felt wonderful to sit in the sun and relax in the warm days. 

Taylor, Emily, Isaac and Lizzie all did great at these new sports. Taylor has really done great at surfing, he's getting to be so good! Danny loves this certain beach and it was great to spend a lot of time there. It's full of good memories! 

One afternoon we headed downtown and spent time on the wharf and we went to the aquarium. The kids really liked seeing all the sea creatures and exploring at the aquarium, they had fun touch tanks etc.. 

Our trip was full of many, many, memories, good days, laughs a few fights and a nice, relaxing week all together!
These sunsets were terrific and they made us want to linger at the beach even longer. 

We drove home part way on Saturday and the rest of the way on Sunday. It was perfect because there was a lot traffic all along the highway, so it was good to get a head start.

We drove home through lots of rain, snow etc.. Today is snowed all day long! So we played in the snow after school for a long time. I guess winter is officially here!