After Thanksgiving next to the ocean we went up the mountain to Big Bear to spend a couple of days with Dziadek {our Polish grandfather} at his tiny tiny cabin in the woods.
And when I say tiny, I mean 400 square feet. For 5 people. The kids love it, they go bananas for the cabin in the woods. Because Dziadek does things like teach them how he feeds squirrels walnuts out of the palm of his hand.
Dziadek is genetically responsible for the amount of energy both boys in my life possess, so he has no qualms hiking up and down hills in the snow to find just the right sledding hill for Charming.
I passed the time dressing Viktor up in the clothing his mother had picked out for him. It brought me endless joy to see Viktor strut his stuff in a whale sweatshirt and undersized Italian track pants. Happiness personified.
But when it looks like this outside,
and you’re trapped inside with 4 other human beings there’s bound to be some of this:
which Precocious felt the need to document for posterity’s sake:
I spent a lot of time sleeping. And I watched Horatio Hornblower. Twice.
There are worse ways to spend 48 hours without internet or cell service. I can’t think of any just now, but give me a few days to get back on my game and I’ll come up with something.
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We’re having a great time in California. It was literally 80 degrees today so we spent a couple hours poolside lounging in the sun. Not a bad way to start Thanksgiving.
We’re staying at the Embassy Suites which has comfortable beds, free breakfast for the kiddos, a hot tub {sqeee!}, and the obvious but awesome: a television. I haven’t watched live TV since May when I banned it from the house.
I got to watch this show last night real time:
Booyah.
These guys hung out with me on the couch {the rooms are all two-room suites} while I indulged my teenage self,
and this one proved she’s more like me every single day by staying up well past her bedtime reading a new library book.
These toiletries are my new favorite, look how stylish and fun.
And the soap? It makes me happy.
But the best part of spending a vacation away from home with my family? Clowning around with these hooligans on someone else’s property.
Happy Thanksgiving from my hotel room to your home.
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