Disneyland Thanksgiving

The amount of time Kris gets off for Thanksgiving isn't quite enough to make a trip home worth all the effort.  We decided to invite his family to stay with us and spend Thanksgiving at Disneyland instead.  (Not a bad alternative, eh?)  I'm so glad they came.  We had a great time with them, both boys loved dragging Grandpa Joe on all the rides. 

It's a rare treat for us to both ride with one of the boys.  We usually have to split up.  Here we are together with Ethan in the Haunted Mansion.  He's keeping a wary eye out for Jack Skeleton!

The whole gang preparing to ride Toy Story Mania.

l-r:  John's wife Emilee, Dawn, Kris' brother John, Ryan, Joe, Kris, Ethan

My favorite part of the day is when we stopped to take a rest in California Adventure and ended up taking in a little show. They asked for volunteers and before we realized what was going on Ryan had raised his hand and was up on the stage. He did a great job! I loved the proud look on his face when the audience applauded for him! I didn't get a picture of it, but to thank him for participating they gave him a signed pencil drawing of Woody which if one of his favorite characters.

The classic Splash Mountain picture.  Ryan is in the very back with his Grandpa, but he was smart enough to use his Dad as a shield!

Ryan and Jesse.

It's a Small World decked out for Christmas, love it!

Thank you for coming everyone!  What a fun way to spend Thanksgiving!