we're back!

oh how i love ca! it truly is so great there. we had a great time and it was so nice to see friends and family! it was a little crazy there with the fires and you literally smelled like a bonfire after going out, so we did get a little stir crazy, but it ended on a good note. brennan flew out there to the rescue (the road trip out there w/ just me and the kids actually went really well) and we got to drive back together so that was super fun. although, the closer we got to az the crabbier i got. but after a few days back i'm adjusted and back into the swing of things!

anyway, we went to the beach a few times, went to a baby shower for dana, got to see my aunt from philly and my cute cousin, had a bbq, went to all the places we love to eat there, did some hair, hung out w/ fam and friends, went to dland, got to go to the hb trunk or treat, and went to the mall of course and so much more! we had so much fun hanging out w/ everyone! hopefully we'll be going back there soon! k there are a lot of pics, but i realized i hardly take pics of the adults anymore, they are all of kids pretty much! but hello they are soooo freakin cute! p.s. thanks to my dad and karen for letting us crash there forever! it's nice to always feel so welcome!

i love this pic (the surfers looked like they were posing)

savanna had her first taste of sand. yum yum.

eric dug a big hole for ava, but she didn't want to stay in, so savanna hung out in it for a bit!

laura, ava, & eric

i love this pic, we have one of carter a little younger standing in the water too! she seriously is a water baby. hopefully, she'll stay that way.

this was savanna's fav place to hang (literally)!

fav chew toy!

this is what the smoke looked like from the shopping center a few miles away from my dad's house. the stores were all closed except target!

this is a view from my dad's backyard

a night view, my heart really does go out to all those that lost their home.

savanna and ava had fun playing together

we had to get out of the house, so we went to hb where we could breathe a little better and took the kids to the park and enjoyed some chili's! minus the server!

carter is definelty starting to grow up he couldn't get enough of playing w/jeremy. he was constantly saying "mom where's jeremy?" "or can i play w/ jeremy". it was pretty cute!

i got my dad and karen to go to dland w/ me and the kids. we had a great time and it was so much more fun to see carter get really into all the pumpkins and the events going on. he's not quite ready for pirates yet though.

this is a seriously excited boy seeing all the safari animals (i don't think he realized they were fake), but it was sooo much fun watching his amazement!

me and savanna on pirates! she loved all the action!

grandpa and carter

i love this pic. ava wasn't too into taking pics at this moment and savanna is ready! too funny!

bren came at the end of the week, so glad you came babe! my sweet family!

nikki and savanna (thanks nik for letting us crash at your place a night)!

cute kids! currin, meredith, chase, & carter

big brothers holding their baby sisters and cute meredith!

maile was all about giving savanna kisses! we had such a great time visiting w/ old friends and finished off the night going to our fav don jose's! yummm!