the13thfairy | Some pics from Turkey Day

So this past Turkey Day Cruz and I went up to spend a couple of days with his Dad and some siblings. We spent a lovely day with his Dad and his step-mom, his older step-brother (and his son and girlfriend), his younger step-sister (and her husband and three children) and his younger half-sister. Sadly his little brother (and his wife and daughter) could not be there.

For those who have been curious, This is Cruz's dad, also a Cruz.... He's a neat guy, if a bit dour and VERY good at not letting you know what he is thinking. A LOT going on under the surface and a wicked sense of humor you really don't expect. He just retired from the Oakland Fire Department this year. You can see where Cruz gets his eyebrows :)

This is Cruz with our niece Lauren, who was born in early May. He has met her before, but it's been a few months since he has seen her.

This is me with Lauren who I just met for Thanksgiving. She's a lovely baby. Very sweet and was completely entranced by my necklace, which is why the bauble is pulled away from her.

Sadly this caught the bad side of my nose (I prefer photos of me to be taken from the right, and not the left cause my nose looks completely different, and MUCH better IMNSHO), but it's actually not a bad photo.

We stayed over through late Friday and we went to see "Enchanted" with the 'rents and the oldest nephew. Cruz and his dad actually got to spend a little time talking and hanging out, which almost never happens when we go to visit cause it's usually such a quick trip we don't have time for extra visiting. Having that time was lovely, Cruz was just really happy all the way home.