Happy Thanksgiving 2008!

Well we did it.  We went on a big road trip this Thanksgiving.  We went to visit some very dear college friends Sarah and Jamie.  They live in the small town of Madras, OR.  That is 9 hours from Petaluma if you were curious.  We drove almost half way on Wednesday night, and then stayed in a Motel 6 cause they accept Indy.  Spencer didn't sleep at all in the motel, so mommy and daddy took turns driving around the metropolis of Weed, CA in the middle of the night.  If it would have been a clear morning we would have seen the sunrise over Mount Shasta.  We pushed on to Madras the next morning and enjoyed thanksgiving with 19 adults, 6 or seven babies, and 7 dogs.  It was a little hectic.   Here is Ally on Saturday after our outing playing with Kia.  She was so gentle, Kia, not Ally. If you are wondering about Ally's outfit, She had a major blowout while we were on the mountian (see below) and this is the only thing that fit her in the gift shop.  Pink camo, classic.  On the rump it says "Reporting for Doodie."  Very appropriate.

Do you recognize this?  It's the hotel from the Shining.  It is half way up Mount Hood and was also our Saturday outing.  It is a really cool hotel built during the WPA days.

Imagine if you will a very tall Mountain, the tallest in OR  behind this building.  It was near freezing rain the whole time we were there and the cloud layer was so deep we had to imagine a Mountain... Oh well.