California McMillans

This year for Thanksgiving, instead of going to Utah, we stayed local.  I was on call for Steve and had four emergencies over the break.  We still did fun things though, starting with mini-golfing in Castro Valley.  Here's Parker dancing around after getting a hole-in-one.  Of course, the kids would try from the beginning to get a hole in one, rather than putt from where the ball landed.   Roman came with us Brennan came with us to the Redwood Valley Railroad at Tilden park.  I'm always down for a train ride on the mini steamer. They had to stop the train and discipline Parker for leaning over the edge.   Then we went to the little farm.  Heidi couldn't get enough of how much this pig ate.  Even after it laid down, it still ate.   At night we'd build fires and watch TV.   Parker is probably the most frequent user of the hot tub.   Hanna wanted a picture with her skateboard.   It was a great thanksgiving.  Scott went to Hawaii with Harry and just got home today.  I think

Saturday was the last performance by the Northgate High marching band.  It was at Arbolado park, commemorating 50 years of the Walnut Creek soccer club.   Parker found some of his friends and brought them out on the field to dance along.  Check it out in the vid.

The kids had a good halloween score this year.  Heidi got surgerized on Thursday and Halloween was Saturday.  I took the kids to a neighborhood party, then trunk or treat at St. Matthews, then trunk or treat at the Northgate chapel.  On Sunday I trick-or-treated with them while Heidi recuperated.  It was exhausting.   Blake had his first basketball game today in Walnut Creek.  They got smoked 28-8.  Blake scored four of those points though.   This was from the Moraga meet a few weeks ago.  Scott was happy about his swims and we went to Broadway plaza so he could get Chipotle, his favorite.  I like Broadway plaza.   Scott made finals for the 200 free.  He wasn't disappointed with 3rd place and said he got a better feel for how to swim it.