Family Vacation in California

A few weeks ago Grayson and I got the chance to meet up with daddy in California. Josh was there a few days prior to us visiting, on business, so we decided to make a vacation out of it. We were actually able to do a lot while we were out there. Grayson had a blast going to the beach, downtown Disney, shopping (not so much on this one), Discovery Cube museum, Pretend City and swimming! Despite everything we did we also got to relax a ton and enjoy some family time!
Here's some pictures -- Get ready, there's a lot of them. Enjoy!

The view from our hotel

 If I could just see over this ledge...

 Silly face!

 Huntington Beach

 Oops, daddy forgot how short G was

 Party Pooper

 Homemade Gelato Shop on the beach

Downtown Disney... Life-size Disney characters made out of Legos

So many options

Pirate Mickey

Shopping with mom, trying on hats!

Pretend City...where you can dress up and be anything!

 Teaching G to do forward rolls

Discovery Cube museum

In the caves...Daddy taught us about the stalagmites and stalactites.

Enjoying the Disney fireworks show from our hotel window 

Our trip to Paris (Allison's wedding)

We traveled to Paris a few weeks ago to spend time with family and to see my best friend, Allison, get married! We had a wonderful trip while we were there and got to do a little relaxing too :) 
Here's some pictures from our trip and the wedding. I might be biased, but I think the little ring bearer is the cutest!!

Big snot wad hanging out

Pops got Grayson his first set of golf clubs...G loved them

Having coffee with Nina

When you gotta go....

Eating cupcakes and playing with cousins

Shooting the bows with Pops

Rehearsal dinner night 

At hair and makeup before pictures 

Wedding party

G and I dancing 

Learning to sew

Yes, I'm learning to sew. Pretty neat, huh? Probably not to most of you but I've been wanting to learn for about 4 years now. It's a lost art and such a useful skill to have! Especially, if you like to save $ like me :) 

So, I thought I had put this off long enough and decided I was going to really put time and energy into learning how to sew. Plus, I've gotten to spend quality time with my good sister, Cara, who has willing offered to teach me. Every Thursday morning we get the kids together and she teaches me a new sewing project! Brilliant, right! 

These are just a few projects that I have learned and have actually given as gifts. Another reason I wanted to learn to sew- what says you care about a person more than making them a genuine handmade gift (when it's appropriate, of course)?! 

Here it is packaged as a gift set (2 burp clothes, 1 bib) - for our friends Jeff and Meredith.

This one is for my friend Kacee- she is having her first baby (a set of 3 burp cloths) 

And my attempt at a Taggie sensory blanket