California

We had such an awesome trip to California! So much to tell, but I'll try to keep it kindof short so you don't look at this post and say "yeah right...I'm not reading that!" ;) We went to Disneyland and California Adventures. Highlights were: Hannah got to have lunch with the princesses, Elijah got to meet Mickey Mouse, Hannah rode her first "thrill rides" and loved them, and we got to see the parks (and characters) all decorated for Christmas. It was wonderful. We also got to celebrate Thanksgiving with GG (that's what we call my grandma--short for great grandma) and all of dad's cousins in Laguna Beach. That was really great, too...but too short. :) Oh...and Elijah had his first airplane ride! He did surprisingly well--not much fussing at all! There were four plane rides in all since we had to change planes in Minneapolis--one was about 45 minutes long, and the other about 4 hours long. And we survived!! ;) It was a great trip, but we are glad to be home. Now, we're getting the house decorated for Christmas (we put up Christmas lights yesterday and are getting trees today) and we're getting ready for Hannah's 5th birthday (!!), which is tomorrow. :)