Turkey in the Desert!

This year we decided to do something a little different for Thanksgiving... a vacation in the desert!

We arrived at Rancho La Quinta Saturday afternoon to a pleasant surprise... our house was awesome! It's always "hit or miss" with renting a vacation rental through the internet... and let's just say this one was a "hit"!

Views of our wonderful pool and house




Kacy and Otto relaxing poolside


Brian's mom enjoying the scenery. (Otto too)


Linden preparing to get in the pool on Nana's lap


Think she's having fun?




Linden drying off in the grass


We played a lot of Wii. Brian's mom had quite the back hand.
Kacy has a bruise to prove it.


Linden enjoying the swing at a local park.


The family joined in the fun.


Uncle Scott and Grandpa even decided to get a workout in!


Needless to say, we had a great week away as family!

Happy Birthday Otto!

4 years ago today, Otto joined our family! We love you little guy!

Daughter's first car...

Why delay the inevitable??

Eyes on the road kid!
(although, you may notice her hands at "10" and "2")


Giddy over her new ride...


Warning oncoming traffic about their impending doom.


Why not toss a ball behind your head while driving?

Dinner time flirting

Linden was in a playful mood during dinner tonight.

Yogurt smile...

Trying to lick up the leftovers...


She can't dodge the camera!

To bark... or to dance?!

Well a little of both actually.

We were a bit torn about what to dress Linden up as for Halloween this year... so we decided to take two routes.

#1. A Grandparent pleasing route:

Woof

Our little dalmatian climbing over Daddy's guitars

Dogs at play...

And...

#2. The FLASHDANCE route!!!

Trying out her sassy pose...

Does this headband accentuate my ears???

Mom was a Go-Go Girl (ala Foxy Cleopatra)

And Dad was... well... just weird.

We headed over to a friend's Open House and strutted our stuff over pizza... their neighborhood can be what's described as an "Isla Vista... but with kids" (in other words: Halloween chaos+children).

We then came home to what's become our annual tradition: "Scary Movie Night". We watched The Orphan. Not too terrifying, but scary enough.