November including Thanksgiving

It's time again to play catch up with the blog:) Paul's got his finals this weekend so I thought it would be a perfect time to get caught up. November is kind of a blur at this point since my brain has turned into mush so I will try my best to remember what went on that month. I do remember spending a Saturday in San Francisco with Uncle Eric. If I remember correctly, we started with pizza, then watched the seals at Pier 39, visited the Aquarium of the Bay and ended the night with a trip to Ghirardelli's. The best part of the day was hanging out with Uncle Eric. He is a pretty awesome guy. 

Seals at Pier 39

Paul with Uncle Eric

Paige and Dad 

Mom with a tired Zoey

Jelly fish at the Aquarium 

Dad and Uncle Eric

Paul and a school of fish

The kids in a bubble

Paul with the jelly fish

Mom with her favorite pink starfish

Grandpa and Grandma Proctor paid us a special visit the week before Thanksgiving. It's always a treat to spend some time with this duo. We were able to make a trip to the Tech Museum one of the days. It was our first time there and the kids are still a little young for it but had a blast. 

Grandpa showed Paul how to get this working

Our thermal family

Paige did not want to leave the water (big surprise)

Catching butterflies

Collecting leaves

We were supposed to spend Thanksgiving in Michigan this year but decided we couldn't swing it with the ticket prices and the shortage of vacation days for Paul. Tickets this year were over $600 a piece and there are 4 of us that need tickets! Now that there are 3 of the Proctor sibling families out here, we decided to all get together in Chico for the holiday. Grandpa and Grandma Proctor decided to join us as well. On the drive to Chico, we stopped at the Jelly Belly Factory for a tour. We just made the last tour of the day! 

Jelly Belly Factory ceiling. The beans look so delicious. 

Paul looked so cute in his hat

Harry Potter in jelly beans. Such cool artwork. 

Zoey after her nap.

The gang after the tour

Kid's table at Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Dinner. We had an awesome smoked turkey and steaks!

Paige at dinner

Zoey had Cheerios:) She should be ready for turkey next year. 

Of course Thanksgiving would not be complete without gingerbread houses. 

Working on the houses with dad.

All the houses. 

 A little hot tubbing. 

Little Zoey stands up in this little corner most of her waking day.