Thanksgiving in SoCal

I was lucky enough to be able to take Grady down to SoCal for my favorite family holiday - Thanksgiving. It's been about 6 or 7 years since I've been with everyone for the big day and it was really special for Grady to finally share in the festivities.

After a brief stay in Paso Robles at the amazing Melody Ranch Motel (room 8) on Tuesday night, Grady and I spent about 7 hours getting to Newport Beach for a long awaited Bulldog. It was good to be there.

Turkey Day started with Dave, Cindy and the kids arriving - Grady had been REALLY looking forward to seeing Kerrigan and was very excited to finally see her. And he hardly left her alone. Until his cousin Mya arrived. After a short acclamation period, they broke out the instruments and before you knew it, they were holding hands and having dinner together. We have some cute kids in the family.


After all was said and done, Grady got to spend a laughter-filled family holiday with many of his cousins, aunt, uncles, grandparents and even his great-grandmother Bea. Next year, I hope that Tammi can join us so that we have our entire family together.

In the days following Thanksgiving, Grady got to go for a boat ride with Popo...
Had dinner with Grandma Bea, Uncle Bob, Grandma Jan & Popo and Kerrigan...
And even got to spend some time with his buddies Jack & Harry.

It was a great trip and can't wait for the next one...
Steve