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Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrated our very first Thanksgiving at our own home using our lovely wedding china. Richard and Caren cooked an entire meal from scratch (except for the stuffing and rolls). Cecily even helped Caren make the cranberry sauce. We made turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans with mushrooms and bacon, rolls, yams, and gravy. For dessert, we had leftover pumpkin pie, cheesecake, and pumpkin cheesecake from parties earlier in the week. We enjoyed a nice relaxing day at home watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the football games.share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8UbNGrdw3Urkw
Since Cecily is out of school for Thanksgiving break, we went to Disneyland with our friends Paige and Dawn. Cecily got to see Santa and the Christmas parade again. Plus, we also got to see Princess Tiana sing during our lunch at the French Market as well as Mary Poppins and Bert dancing and singing in front of the castle. It was pretty crowded so we didn't get to go on any rides, but we still had fun.share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8UbNGrdw3UrfQ
We went to our friend's Sanrio store for Hello Kitty's 50th birthday celebration. The girls got a Hello Kitty nail art on their thumbs, made a Hello Kitty shrinky dink, and took their pictures with Hello Kitty. After walking around the mall for a bit, we headed over to have dinner at Fuddrucker's.
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Our soccer season officially came to an end with our final team party. The girls got their faces painted, made a Thanksgiving craft, and bounced in Alexsia's trampoline as the adults enjoyed a full Thanksgiving meal. We handed out the coachs' gifts (Shutterfly photobook of the season, gift card to Home Depot, and gift card to Target) and the girls' gifts (picture frames and soccer bracelets) and trophies. Caren got a Harbour View bling shirt as her team mom gift. Sad that soccer is over, but can't wait for the next season.share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8UbNGrdw3UrXw
The first graders took their first field trip of the school year to the Kellogg House/Centennial Heritage Museum. We were there last year for a wedding, and the grounds are beautiful. This time, we got to go inside the house, and the kids had fun doing some hands-on activities (playing with the toys, dressing up in period clothes, making butter, washing clothes, etc.). Cecily's favorite part was wearing an old-time dress from the late 1800's.
Cecily was excited to have Grandma come to her school for Grandparents' & Special Persons' Day. The kids sang songs for all the guests, and they showed their grandparents and special people around their classrooms.share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8UbNGrdw3UrTg
Happy birthday, Caren!
Caren volunteers on Mondays in Cecily's class, so this morning, Cecily told her teacher Mrs. Ashley that it was her mommy's birthday. Then, Mrs. Ashley had the whole first grade class sing Happy Birthday to Caren. The kids were so cute!
After Richard got home from work, we headed to Disneyland to get our new annual passes! While we were there, we saw Santa, Reindeer Pluto, real reindeer, ate a delicious turkey leg, watched the Christmas Fantasy Parade, rode Small World (awesome holiday version), and took the Monorail back out to Downtown Disney. Can't wait to have more Disney days!
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We celebrated the end of our soccer season with our first party, a pool potluck, at the Assistant Coach's house. The weather was beautiful, and the girls really enjoyed swimming in November.
Our last soccer game was today and what a game it was!!! We finally scored our first goal and won our very first game! Cecily passed the ball to the girl that scored, so she was happy that she helped. The girls were beyond excited! What a way to end the season!
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After the game, we headed to Knott's Berry Farm to have dinner at Mrs. Knott's Chicken Restaurant. We had to wait an hour to be seated, but the food was delicious!
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We started off the day by going to South Pasadena to get our eyes checked. After our eye appointment, we had lunch with Grandma. Then we headed to Disneyland to meet up with Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Otto who were visiting for the weekend. Ann signed us in since we don't have our passes yet. Because it was Veteran's Day weekend and the first day of Christmas, it was super crowded. We did manage to go on two rides (Pirates & Haunted Mansion) and eat dinner at House of Blues in Downtown Disney.
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We had our second Daisy Girl Scout Meeting today at our leader's house. The girls learned about Veteran's Day, made care packages for troops in Afghanistan, wrote the soldiers letters, created pinecone turkeys to show what they are thankful for, and decorated their own caramel apples.
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The moms went out for a delicious teppan dinner at Tsunami Sushi to celebrate Cheryl and Caren's birthdays.
We celebrated the upcoming arrival of our new nephew at Cindy and Allen's baby shower. Cecily enjoyed writing Aunt Cindy and Uncle Allen little notes on the cars, coloring a wooden bus toy, and playing on the fun playground. Allen showed us his new family car, a Subaru Forester. Now they just need to install the carseat, organize all their new baby gear, and wait for the baby to come.
We had the first game of the day, and we played the Green Flames which happened to be our friend Hailey's team. Hailey's sister, Hannah, was excited to see Cecily. Our team lost again but had another very close goal attempt, this time by Sinead.share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8UbNGrdw3Uqkg
After the game, we headed down to Legoland to try the new Water Park for the very first time. Cecily loved the Build-A-Raft River and the splash pools, but she was a little fearful of the slides. We did go down the orange slide together, and as you can see in the pictures, she was happy at the top and not so happy at the bottom. Richard and Caren did try out the blue slide too. That was fun, but Caren thinks it would be a little too much for Cecily. We also went on some rides in Legoland. Can't wait to come back to see the Christmas decorations!
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Happy Thanksgiving! 
