4 Days In Cali

This last weekend my hubby, the kids and I flew to California for MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDING!!  Even though it was only 3 nights/4 days...we packed in as much as we could. 

Let's just pause a minute and notice how big my baby girl is getting!!  Enter sad face...enter tears!

We stayed at Del Mar Beach Resort in Camp Pendleton.

This was our view from the room!! 

She was NOT a fan of the ocean AT ALL!!!  You can't tell here, but she is seconds from meltdown!

This one on the other hand...loved the ocean...loved the sand!

The beautiful bride!!

Here they are...my munchkins all dressed ready for a wedding!

 
They were practicing their twirling!  Moments like this are few and far between these days!

My hubby with his girls!  Love this so much!

Can you tell?!  Do you see it?

Mr. and Mrs. Newman!!

Yup...she's preggers!!  I am so excited for her and Mike!  I still can't believe it!  Jaime is having a baby! 

We got up early Sunday morning and drove almost two hours north to take the kids to Universal Hollywood!

Who's happy to be here?!  Seriously?!  I didn't notice Thomas and Taylor's faces until after I took the pic...you would think I just told them we were NOT going to Universal!  Oy vey!

And now Tatum...these kids!

This guy was hilarious!!  Thomas is basically at the age where he wants nothing to do with my camera. 

Poor Tatum wasn't big enough to ride Minion Mayham (she wasn't actually big enough to ride any rides), but she thought it was hilarious to ring this doorbell and hear the minions talk to her.  It's the little things I guess!!

In all of Universal there was this one ride that she could go on...reminded me of Dumbo ride in Disneyland!  She was super excited!

I had just told Thomas he couldn't have a Churro yet! 

My girls!!

Pretty sure Taylor wanted to take him home with us!!  He's a famous dog though, so I'm sure his life is pretty good already!

Man I wanted to take the Warner Brothers Studio tour...no kids though...so that wasn't happening!

This was Thomas and my hubby's favorite ride...claiming it is WAY better than California Soarin' in Disneyland...which by the way I HATE!!  I'll never know though, because I chose to skip it.

 
Bumblebee!!

 

Yup...there was drinking in Universal and we partook!

Man I love them!!

So close...enter sad face and tears!!  On my bucketlist to see a taping of Ellen!! 

A quick stop in Newport Beach before heading to the airport!

See...I told you it was jam packed!!

We Have Been Busy!

I can't believe it has been two months since I have blogged.  I can honestly say though...it is not just my blog that I have neglected.  I haven't been on the computer much in general.  I have feared my laptop is about to take its last breath, so I haven't opened it much.  Add the fact that we have been out of town A LOT...and the whole family was sick for over a week. 

Anyhoo... I'm back and have lots to share!

We DID finish our kitchen and I could not be happier with how it turned out. 

To refresh you memory...this is how it started out.

And this is how it looks now...

 

 This pic was taken right after the cabinets were finished, so since then we have added brushed nickel wall plates and I repainted the little wall around the window.  We also replaced the pantry door with a fancy frosted glass door. 

Next up...the basement!!!

We have also been on two trips and had two birthdays since the last time I was on here.

No big deal here...I turned 35!  I am officially in my MID-30's!!  I swear I was just in my MID-20's...oh well...times flies when you are having fun.

My wonderful dad flew to Denver in March just so he could make the drive with us back to AZ!!  The kids, my dad and I left at 4:15 in the morning and pulled into their driveway at 4:15 in the afternoon.  We spent 12 awesome days in sunny AZ.  We got to see family and friends and made lots of memories!

Top down...loving the sun!!

Horseback riding with Papa!  So much fun!!

Finally got to meet Bruschi...these two were instant buddies...or not!

 

12 days completely jam packed with fun.  Tom flew in after we had been there a week...he managed to squeeze in 4 rounds of golf, a night out with me and our friends the Grove's and a yummy BBQ with the Harding's before he made the drive back with us. 

It was a great spring break!!