We are starting to pack for our next trip to NorCal but Paul and I had a fantastic little getaway a couple weeks ago to Napa. Since it was our 6th wedding anniversary and because we haven’t had a night alone since Stevie came along, I pretty much insisted that we go somewhere. I think…
I just got home from a trip to Northern California and I haven’t blogged about this one yet! Plus we have another trip to San Fran in about 3 weeks. We’ll see how soon I get around to that one. Anyway, this is wrapping up the stay-cation I’ve been going on & on & on…
During our family reunion, we took a day away from the nice, cool beach to spend some time at fun, hot Disneyland. I loved going with more kids and more family than I usually go with. It is always a treat to spend time with everyone. But to spend time with them and take snapshots…
Stay-cation Day #4 was the official start of our family reunion. Aunt Patti arranged a beach house for everyone to come stay and the next few days were strictly reserved for sand, sun, and waves. We body-surfed the time away and then would go back to the beach house to relax and visit. We had…
Stay-cation Day #3: Long Beach I picked up my other nephew, Luke, from the airport on Monday morning. We flew him in from Missouri so that he wouldn’t miss any of the fun. Then we figured a sort of low-key place to hang out is the aquarium. All 3 boys seemed to really enjoy it.…
Stay-cation Day #2: Disneyland! (You knew this was coming right?) We actually went to Disneyland twice during this stay-cation. I know, it sounds nuts. My sister and I just knew that when we went with a bigger group, we wanted to be flexible and not feel like we had to squeeze everything in. So we…
There are going to be a bunch of Going Places posts coming up since we had a busy little week over here! My sister and nephew came to visit. Of course we had a great time. You’ll see. For now, let’s start with Saturday at the Farmer’s Market. It’s become a weekend tradition of ours…
Once in awhile, Paul has to work weekends. And when he doesn’t, it seems like I do! Weekends where we just relax are pretty rare these days. This particular weekend, he had a real estate shoot. I wouldn’t normally go with him, but we figured since it was in beautiful Newport Beach, he could quickly…
This time we went to the Orange County Fair. And daddy got to join us! We mostly wanted to go a little closer to the coast so we could have some nice cool weather. That did not work out in our favor. It was hotter than Satan’s armpit. Shaved Ice was a necessity. But we…
The Ventura County Fair is one that always makes me sentimental. I remember going often as a kid because my Grandma Ina sold her honey there. She was about the cutest little bee-keeper you ever did see. I don’t really remember riding the carnival rides or anything, but I do remember the atmosphere. And I…