Happy Holidays!

I know I've been really bad about updating lately but I have a really good excuse. We have been in California since October and just got back this week. So time to cover our entire trip.
We arrived just before my birthday so it was great to be able to get together with family. We had a barbeque with Mike's parents and brother. I didn't have to cook a thing which is the nicest birthday present I could have received! They also gave me a great shirt from one of my favorite stores :)
Halloween: We had great fun trick or treating in my in-laws neighborhood full of actors. These people put serious effort into decorating! Mikey loved the whole thing because it meant lots of people fawning all over him :)

Thanksgiving was also lots of fun with Mike's mom's family. We don't get to see these relatives very often so it is always a good time. I don't yet have photos from this event but should soon.
During our stay in California we tried to get in a lot of good outdoor adventure time since that is hard to do in the Miami heat. We went to the mountains to a nature center and a crazy nice playground. We also went to the beach. Mikey had lots of fun throwing rocks into the ocean and checking out the tide pools.

We also made time to go see Jon and the fam. We knew Mike wasn't going to be able to make the trip on his short weekends off so my mom flew in to visit and help with the car trip. It is a grueling 5-6 hour drive from Los Angeles to Sacremento and I don't recommend it. There is nothing to see for the entire drive. That being said it was worth it see Jon, Mary and the kids. None of them had met Mikey so that was great for everyone. Luckily Mary has a huge kitchen pantry so Mikey didn't need any other distractions :) He even started calling Jon "Dad" since that seems to be his name :) (Mike is Dada.) We wish we lived closer or all had more money so we could get together more often. It was far too short of a weekend.