Ol' St. Nick

In spite of the fact that Bridger is sick more often than not, I love the daycare we take him to. The teachers are all great and treat everyone like family. They're always coming up with original and thoughtful gifts for the kids and their families. I was so bummed that we ran out of time to take Bridger to see mall Santa, but apparently they had a little visit from Santa at daycare. They also made a silly ornament with a giant picture of his face on it. Too bad he never smiles for pictures, cause he's so dang cute when he does.

All is Quiet on the Homefront

Usually when all is quiet, you can count on Bridger being engaged in some nefarious behavior. This one is relatively harmless, just silly.

Helping Mom clean off the dirty dishes. As of late, he has been crawling into the dishwasher.

No TP roll in a 20 mile radius is safe. Please note how unaffected he is that I caught him in the act.

Tree Time

As soon as we got back from SD, we made use of our tree permits and chopped us down a pine. We only cut down a 7 1/2 footer, because we were a little worried that our precocious child would pull it down on his head. It is now situated in the formal room where it can be mostly out of his sight, mostly out of his mind.

Supercharged

Last, but not least...the reason for the season. On Sunday we went to the Chargers v. Broncos game. Chargers missed their field goal in OT and lost the game. Sucked, but it was a great game and we had a ton of fun. San Diego was a wonderful trip. We had an amazing hotel right at the Gaslamp, where we immersed ourselves in fine dining, shopping and sightseeing. One of my more favorite parts of the trip, was going around to each shop or building on the main drag and reading all the historical placards and getting stories from the locals about the earliest origins of these old buildings. Oh, the Broncos were also conveniently located at our hotel and there was mass fanfare upon their departure for the game. We wished them ill and departed our trip. Hope we can go again after the Chargers miraculously get into the playoffs and win the Super Bowl. :)

sAfArI

We also made a stop to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It was set up to mimic the African savanna. There was a huge variety of exotic animals and safari jeeps to take you in and amongst the wild animal kingdom. The park was originally built as a rehabilitation center for animals they were trying to breed, hence its vast open spaces and natural(ish) surroundings. Lots o fun.

Other Stuff

Went a ghost huntin' at the Whaley House, touted one of America's most haunted places. Story goes, Thomas Whaley purchased the property, which was originally the city gallows, even after he had seen numerous hangings occur there. Mrs. Whaley also committed suicide in the house and it is rumored that a neighbor child or two was mysteriously killed on the property.

Visited Old Town and it's restored mansions

Spent some time enjoying the sand and surf.

Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres

Also went to the Lyceum Theater and partook of the Great American Trailer Park Musical. Funny shiz.

DINNEYLAND!

As I mentioned, Kelly and I headed off to sunny San Diego for the Thanksgiving holiday, forsaking the boy and enjoying a rousing day at Disneyland and California Adventures. Amazingly enough, we were the ONLY people in line for Splash Mountain. I understood why when I was soaked through for hours in the not so very warm California weather. It was cold, very cold. We tried on 3 occasions to go on Pirates of the Caribbean, but it kept breaking down. Finally, on the fourth attempt, we were able to get on....and it broke down again. We were stuck in the dark with the sounds of bayou crickets, soft banjo music and screaming babies, while kitchy animatronics loomed above for 20 minutes. Pretty sure we got our money's worth out of that one. I heart Disneyland and can't wait until Bridger is old enough to enjoy the rides.

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving, Kelly and I jetted off to sunny Cali-for-ni-a yet again, but not before we had the clan over for an early Thanksgiving feast.

Bridger noshing on deeelicious sweet taters.

And having some quality time with aunt Nae. So many things to be thankful for... where to even start. I am thankful for my beautiful, hilarious son, my amazing husband, who also doubles as the world's best dad, stable jobs, supportive family, a warm roof, and especially babysitters who are willing to watch this monkey for a whole week over the holidays. :)