Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday)

I love Thanksgiving! The day is filled with family, good food, and fun. We always start with the parade in the morning while the turkey starts cooking, then the older kids come over and we prepare the side dishes, set the table and take the yearly family pictures (one of which ends up in my Christmas cards). There's football and dinner. Then later we have pie and coffee, play cards, scrabble, and dice.

The Whole Family

Ewan, Jeff and Katrina, Brandon and Felicia

Audra with Divot, Liana, Jared with Boo, Gerald, Cris & Tarisa

The Pretty Girls

All the Boys


The Gorria Kids

Mom LOVES the Macy's Parade!

Someday we will see it in person.

The table is set for the feast.

Dad is the carving expert.

Grandpa with Tarisa

Jeff, Ewan and Katrina

Ewan with his Great-grandpa

Smile Audie

Brandon and Felicia

Liana, Jared, Tarisa and Audra

our 4 youngest kids

4th of July: Parade, Pool, Baseball, Fireworks & Work

Tarisa leads her young twirl students in the Corona 4th of July Parade

Mom and Tarisa stayed in the shade because of a bad sunburn.

Liana worked on 4th of July night, she and her co-worker waited in vain for customers, everyone must have been out watching fireworks!