at Grampa and Grammy's

visiting the great grandparents, part 2

 After getting back from the beach (and bathtime to get all the sand off!) we had a quiet evening with bubbles, a wonderful Scottish dinner and relaxing together.

 story time : )

We left the next morning after brunch out. It was such a wonderful, sweet visit. We hope to go back soon!

Visiting the great grandparents

Early the morning after arriving in California (and after we announced our news to my family) we left to drive down south to visit John's grandparents. It was a great drive!

Andrew and Helen were so thrilled to see us and meet Emma Grace and Ian - and shower them with a few presents. : )

The presents definitely helped break the ice and get the little ones relaxed. : )

Next we got ready to go to the beach for a few minutes and introduce the children to the Pacific - a must on our parenting list!

They were soooo excited!!!!

the waves were a little bit too much for Em. : )

Ian was so thrilled to be in all that sand! We discourage him from throwing sand in the sandbox, but on the beach we gave him free reign. He was so happy about it.

 ... finding shells ...

tickling and rolling on the grass

California, here we come

John took a week of vacation and we visited California family! 

 this little girly passed the waiting time in the Indy airport by taking photos of ...

  ... me, ...

 ... her shoes, ...

... her daddy and brother and just about everything else that she could see. Photos of terminal support beams? We've got 'em!

flying into Dallas (our stop over hub) I was amazed at how much standing water there was! It seemed as if it was the land of a thousand lakes. Then once we landed we learned that they had just had a massive storm system - which had caused flight cancellations, delays, bumpings ... and we were delayed 3 hours. Not too bad compared to the folks who were looking at their second night on a bench, but a bit rough with tired toddlers.

 this sequence of photos cracks me up every time I see it - so I  thought I'd share : )

well now, what are we growing here?

the best crop ever!

the "jumpoline" and puppies

playing peek-a-boo