Our Home Away from Home

We took off for Sedona again for Thanksgiving.  It's become somewhat of a tradition to go there each fall to spend the holiday with my best friend.  They were in France this year during part of our trip, so we held down the fort at their house for a few days before they arrived.

Me and my BFF!

Our friends Al and Laura own the Red Rock Magic Trolley!

This has to be one of the most gorgeous places on earth.  LOVE IT HERE!

Chris had his birthday celebration here... last year before 50!  I got him a helicopter tour and surprised Ally at the last minute with a ride too.  She was so excited.

We also went ATVing which Ally had been planning for some time.  You have to be 18 to drive, so she had been waiting a few years for that.  The weather could not have been better.  It was in the 60's all week.  Last time we went ATVing it was freezing cold and snowing on us!

A really great trip -- one of the best ever.

Is it Fall, or Isn't it?

Fall is definitely strange here in Southern California -- if you were born anywhere with REAL weather.  It can go from being in the low 40's to the high 90's very quickly.  Which usually results in the family getting sick.  Ally hasn't caught anything, but the rest of us have colds, sore throats, and so on.  Chris had to go to the doctor today to make sure he didn't have bronchitis or pneumonia.  He doesn't, so they gave him prescription cough syrup with codeine -- so hopefully he can get some uninterrupted sleep.  He's been missing a lot of work lately.  Happy we all got the bug now, though, since we are getting ready for Thanksgiving vacation.

Sore throats are the worst...

Cold, hot, cold, hot...

We were at the chargers game and got to hold up a white sign in the end zone -- helped make this... Happy Veteran's Day to us!

The Great Pumpkin

Of course, watched the great classic on Halloween!

I relaxed and handed out full sized candy bars.  Had about 50 treaters probably.

We carved pumpkins.  Bree was going to, but was sick, so I carved hers into some flames.

And, of course, roasted seeds.  This year I made some spicy seeds with cayenne pepper for the girls.  They said they were good, but too spicy for me!

 

The girls dressed up like characters from Adventure Time.