Monday, November 30, 2009

Turkey trot, 50th anniversary, Thanksgiving

We started off the Holiday with Annual McDonald School Turkey Trot! They have 100 teams. Each team has someone from each grade 1st, 2nd,3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. They line up the grade and let them run a 1/2 mile or so to the finish line. As the kids cross the finish line they get a stick with the place they got 1st all the way to 50th place. At the end when all the grades have raced they add up the score of each team and which ever team has the lowest score each member of the team wins a turkey! This a tradition at Mcdonald Elementary for the last 19 years. All my kids have participated and this year I finally got pictures!
We then left for San Diego to have Thanksgiving with the Penningtons and celebrate Steve's mom and dad's 50th Wedding anniversary! It was so fun! We had a house right on the beach in oceanside! We played on the beach, watched movies, went to movies and ate more food than anyone should! It was great to play with cousins and see Steve and his brothers together! They are so fun! It was great to Honor Steve's Parents! 50 years! That is incredible! They are so good to us and our kids! We love them!Here are all the 3rd graders lined up ready for the race - Grace is in the middle with the brown jacket with blue gap and grey pants
And they are off! Yes they run no matter what the weather! This year was fairly mild - no snow falling!
Here she is coming into the finish line! Her team actually won 2nd - no turkey - but they got to come up in front of the whole school and be acknowledged for being 2nd! She was pretty excited! She got like 28th for the 3rd grade out of 60 or so
We landed in San Diego and went to the SS MIDWAY - It is a navy airplane carrier museum. It was pretty cool
Lauren looking pretty fierce flying the Helicopter
They were pretending they were crashing! HA funny kids
The beach was so great! Lovely Weather!
Grace and her cousin Megan! Lots of seashell finding! I think we even brought home a rock! It was really special!
I even taught Heidi how to make my famous drip castles!
The water was pretty cold but the weather was in the 70's
More playing at the beach! We love the beach
Some of the Cousins hanging out

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

So glad that you could have a fun family weekend in Cali!! Good job Gracie running the Turkey Trot!!

Diana and Derek said...

I love the Turkey Trot! Congrats to Grace for 2nd place! In 70 degree weather, we wear sweaters and don't go to the beach (we have become very whimpy and weather-spoiled).

Shannon said...

How did Grace not win 1st place in her grade? She's a "Pennington!" haha

Looks so fabulous, on the beach for Thanksgiving. I like how no one was really all the way in the water, just running from it. haha

Oh and did you corrupt these cousins with the famous "and i'm JUUUUDY"

Happy Anniversary Jerry & Pat! Wow 50 yrs?!! so awesome!

John and Ann Tolman said...

Wow...first your pictures in the snow, next your pictures on the sand...I LOVE San Diego, I would live there if Uncle John would let Me! Oh maybe Hawaii?!?

rexburgskinners said...

Looks so fun! We miss the trot!
Way to go Grace! Fun beach too. It was -1 in the burg today! yipee?

Kristin said...

what a fun Thanksgiving!!