FOURTH WITH FRIENDS

I promised my brother that I'd update last week...and I didn't. So sorry Uncle Wheat Thin! Better late than never, I hope.

It's become a tradition for us to spend the 4th of July with our good friends Elliot and Samantha. And this year we were happy to also spend it with their sweet daughter Leonora. We had a weekend full of barbecuing, beer and wine sampling, and hiking at Garland Regional Park in Carmel Valley (and I somehow managed to only take photos of the hiking trip).

It was great to see them and we so wish they lived closer!

Noah with his buds Leonora and Samantha. We miss you guys! Come visit again soon!

2014 IN REVIEW

2014 was truly an eventful year and probably my favorite so far. In 2014, we trekked back across the country to a new life in Central California, explored our new home in the lovely Monterey Bay, bought our forever (or at least for a very long time) home, Shawn turned the big 4-0, and we had some very fun visitors. We cannot wait for what 2015 has in store for us!

Happy 4th of July!

Shawny is 40!

1st day of school

Happy Halloween!

Noah turned 5!

Happy Hanukkah! (this is Noah in costume for a Hanukkah play)

Merry Christmas!

And a very Happy New Year!!!!

OUR FOURTH WITH FRIENDS

In what's becoming an annual tradition, Elliot and Samantha came to visit us for the 4th of July. 

Since there are no fireworks in Monterey County, we headed to Hollister for a really fun evening. We had front row seats for the show and we're now convinced it's the only way to see fireworks.

The boys were narrating the whole time - calling the fireworks "pixie dust" and telling everyone to "clap your hands, clap your hands! It's amazing!" It was pretty stinkin' cute. The couple sitting next to us stopped us after the show to say that the boys commentary made their night :-)

Looking forward to next 4th of July with these guys!