The weather was so nice, temps in the 70s so a walk around Drew and Erin's neighborhood with Winnie started us off. Look at those beautiful leaves.
Guess we tired out Winnie.
And a rare sunset from Drew's back yard was a perfect end to the first day.
Decorating for Christmas and waiting for Shannon to come down for our Thanksgiving dinner. Unfortunately, Carl had to work overnight so we missed him.
We visited 2 wineries while Shan was with us - E-16 and Turley's. Great tasting wines and relaxation.
Then Drew and Erin handed me off to Shannon and off we went to Nevada City. We took a hike along the Yuba River and found where Santa relaxes. Look in the lower left-hand corner of the one picture. Yep, Santa is naked, soaking up the sun. I guess even Santa has to relax somewhere.
Next it was time for Shan, Carl, Bandit and Jax and I to head up toward Truckee to cut down their Christmas tree from the Sierra Nevada forest. So much fun and what a great idea for the forest service to allow this to help with forest management.
On the way home, another sunset.
Decorating the tree was next. Loved looking at the ornaments Shan has collected over the years.
Another hike among the trees in the Sierras. It was gorgeous.
It was time for me to spend more time with Drew and Erin so Shan and I met them at a brewery in Auburn.
While Erin taught at Pure Barre, Drew and I walked around Old Sacramento. The city has done such a nice job restoring the buildings to give us a glimpse at what Sacramento looked like in the 1800s
