The Whitelaws: November 2022

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Jenna 15.5!

Jenna is 15.5 today! She is 65 and 1/8 inches tall. That's 3/4 inch growth since turning 15. This is her 10th grade picture. She still loves marching band and basketball. She is a good student, loves music, spending time with friends, and Dutch Bros. She is fun! She's a good friend and loves God and her family! Happy half-birthday, Jenna! We love you!

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Other November Happenings

Friday, November 4th - Football playoff game! It was COLD! And fun - slide whistles and kazoos!

Monday, November 7th - Sophomore Academic Letter ceremony

Proud of these beautiful, smart, hard working girls! We had a fun time at lunch after.

Thursday, November 10th - Kevin's first concert at DCC. One of his trumpets was not able to be there. Jenna was able to practice with them on November 4th when she was out of school, and then perform with them in the concert.

Friday, November 11th - We woke up to snow!

Tuesday, November 15th - 3rd snow of the season.

Friday, November 18th - 4th snow of the season and first 2 hour delay! A fun way to enter into Thanksgiving break!

Saturday, November 26th - Michigan wins over Ohio State! First win over Ohio State in Columbus since 2000. It was an amazing game!

Sunday, November 27th - These flowers were FREE at the grocery store! A bright gift for a disappointing day - Kellen came down with a stomach bug in the night before and we had to postpone our Christmas tree decorating and first Sunday of Advent celebration.

Tuesday, November 29th - 6th snow of the season!

Friday, November 25, 2022

Disney 50th - Day 6 & 7 - Epcot and Travel Home

Thursday, November 24th - Thanksgiving Day at Epcot! Kevin, Jenna, Kellen, and I arrived for early entry with David, Katie, and Owen and went straight to ride Test Track.

9:45 am Matt, Leslie, Lincoln, Carter, and Claire arrived for Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind. Kevin, Jenna, Kellen, Matt, Leslie, and Lincoln rode while David, Katie, and I watched Owen, Carter, and Claire.

Next stop 11:10 am - Soarin' - Carter and Claire were too little to ride, so Dad and Matt stayed with them.

Then, the rest of us stayed all together while Dad and Matt rode. We found a nice big area by our Garden Grill meal reservation, bathrooms, and outlets to charge the scooters. After Soarin,' we rode Living with the Land since it was in the same building.

Then, we went over to The Seas with Nemo ride and Turtle Talk with Crush.

Fish are friends not food!

A special Thanksgiving and 50th anniversary meal with Mickey, Chip, Dale, and Pluto at the Garden Grill.

So much fun with Mickey, Chip, Dale, and Pluto! Owen and Carter had the time of their lives!

Time was ticking, especially for David, Katie, and Owen who had an EARLY flight the next day. Sadly, the Genie+ reservations weren't working for the Frozen and Ratatouille rides that we wanted to ride and the wait times were too long. We spent some time near this cool fountain trying to decide what to do instead.

Finally, we decided to go watch the Disney and Pixar Short Films. When we walked in, there was the REAL Mickey (according to Carter, THIS was the real Mickey, not the Farmer Mickey that we had just seen).

We got pictures with Mickey. But, then there was a wait for the short films. So, we went next door and rode the Journey Into Imagination with Figment. Everyone agreed - that was QUITE an experience! Craziness!

Spaceship Earth looked so cool at night. We decided we needed to ride it and had just enough time. It was fun and turned out to be one of Jenna's favorite rides.

On the way back to meet up together, we found one of the memory maker photographers and got some last pictures before David, Katie, and Owen had to leave.

Last picture of this crew together - they had so much fun!

David, Katie, and Owen walked with us through the countries to find our spot for the fireworks show, then they had to say goodbye for their early flight the next day. We staked our spot and then Kellen and I walked around the countries loop. We stopped in Norway at the Gods of the Vikings exhibit and found Thor.

9:00 pm - Epcot Harmonious Fireworks Show! So amazing and a great way to end a wonderful trip!

By the very end, we all felt a bit like this! And, so very thankful for such a fun time together!

Friday, November 25th - We all went our separate ways home, full of joy for a magical Disney 50th celebration! Thankful to Dad and Mom for this trip and 50 years of our family.

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