(1,2) Merlyn Racco (left) associated director of the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club  and Brandon LaBrie, athletic director (right) holds up a stick of hanging apples while kids race to see who finishes  first during the apple bob competition at the Santa Monica Boys and Girls club on Wednesday as part of their Thanksgiving festivities. Kids left to right: Anthony Martinez, 7, Jasmine Lopez, 8, Kelly Nomura, 9, Natalie Lopes, 6 and melissa Martinez, 11. Jasmine Lopez won the race. (3) Jasmine Lopez, 8, competes against her younger sister  Natalie Lopes, 6, during the apple bob competition.