Monterey Getaway

On Thursday, my friends Liz & I crammed our kids into my car (we were determined to fit) and took the kids to her parents' beach house in Monterey. We spent two incredible days there!

After we arrived at the house, we immediately took a walk down to the beach - the sky was beautiful! Carson always enjoys the beach and technically it was Caitlin's first time and let's just say it didn't take her long before she had a fistful of sand in her mouth!




















It was a much needed break from life and I thoroughly enjoyed my time away with my kids.



Can you believe the sunset? Breathtaking!


Our second day in Monterey, we woke up & went to breakfast at First Awakenings. We all shared an order of huevos rancheros & wheatberry pancakes w/ fresh strawberries & whip cream - so good!

Funny story; while we were at breakfast the kids were pretty good and Cait was her usual happy self with plenty of happy squeals. Well, a booth near ours was full of aged ladies and one of them yelled {rather loud} "shut-up!"...she was yelling at Cait. We and everyone near us including her friends couldn't believe it. Some people are just too rude!

I mean who could yell at her?

After breakfast, we went to Dennis the Menace Park to play.

I have always heard great things about this park and it held up to it's reputation. This park is creative and so much fun. We all had a blast!


I love them!
This slide was very popular - there were always kids on it. It was so funny watching the kids go down it b/c they would bounce, & their cheeks would shake all the way down.


While I studied everyone took naps and then we walked back to the beach. I was unaware of this but I guess Carson was being protective of his beach toys resulting in shovel battles with Will.


Besides un-relentlessly digging and at times stabbing the sand; we played freebie, Carson found a dead jelly fish, played with some sea weed and wrote the letter "c" for Carson in the sand.


I was so proud of him because we have been trying to work on his letters and I honestly didn't think that they were sinking in; I guess I was wrong!



















I love this picture of Liz. I was playing with Cait and saw he with the boys and just had to capture the fun!


There is just something so nostalgic about the beach...we just got home and already can't wait to go back!

Day 5

I am thankful for transportation. There are plenty of people that don't have vehicles and have to rely on public transit, their bikes or perhaps even their feet to get them to their destinations. I am very grateful for my car, I especially love that it's not pink!

Day 4

See the resemblance? I think Cait looks just like her! Mimi aka Stephanie, my mother in law is amazing! She has been such a help to us while I am in school. Besides watching the kids she has made us dinner and once even cleaned our bathrooms...embarrassing but they needed it!

Day 3

Being in school has made me thankful for an extra freezer. Besides always having ice cream on hand, I have been able to pre-make meals and just place in the oven to bake. I have also experimented with pre-making sandwiches (sounds gross but by the time they defrost it's lunchtime!)

I never thought I would be too busy to cook, but if we didn't have the extra room we wouldn't eat till real late and no one wants that! Did I forget to mention that I was ecstatic when we bought a freezer a few months back...I MUST be getting old!

Day 2

Isn't he handsome, I did good! Besides being cute, he is funny and makes my life comfortable and he supports me in even if it means more work for him! Thankful he is the father of my children!

Friends

For no good reason, can I just say that I am glad that these two are some of my best friends.
Love them!

First Halloween

Being as Halloween was today (Sunday) we didn't go trick or treating but stayed in and had some family time so for those who didn't get to see Cait in her costume, here she is.