At the end of March, we took a fantastic vacation to California! It was such a great trip, and we got to introduce Hannah to so many people!
It started on Friday, 3/26 and Eric, Hannah and myself took a late flight to LAX... something I don't know if we'll do again. We left at 9:30PM our time, thinking she would sleep the whole way, but sadly... she did not. And then when we got to LA, it was almost 1AM our time, and we still had to wait for our luggage, take the bust to the rental car place, get the rental car, and drive to my friend Emily's house. But, Hannah was a trooper! We stayed Friday night with my friends from college, Emily and Bo, who are expecting their first baby at the end of May! It was great to be able to see Emily while she was pregnant, and to talk to her about all things baby. We stayed up late talking and then the next day, were surprised by friend Steve! He lives in San Francisco, and his husband Jonathan had a business conference in LA, so he came to see us and spend all day with us on Saturday! It was great! We went to a cool place for brunch, and then we all headed to the beach (5 blocks from Bo and Emily's place... it was awesome!). It was Hannah's first beach experience, but she was so tired from the night before that she mainly crashed! She wasn't a huge fan of the sand...
It started on Friday, 3/26 and Eric, Hannah and myself took a late flight to LAX... something I don't know if we'll do again. We left at 9:30PM our time, thinking she would sleep the whole way, but sadly... she did not. And then when we got to LA, it was almost 1AM our time, and we still had to wait for our luggage, take the bust to the rental car place, get the rental car, and drive to my friend Emily's house. But, Hannah was a trooper! We stayed Friday night with my friends from college, Emily and Bo, who are expecting their first baby at the end of May! It was great to be able to see Emily while she was pregnant, and to talk to her about all things baby. We stayed up late talking and then the next day, were surprised by friend Steve! He lives in San Francisco, and his husband Jonathan had a business conference in LA, so he came to see us and spend all day with us on Saturday! It was great! We went to a cool place for brunch, and then we all headed to the beach (5 blocks from Bo and Emily's place... it was awesome!). It was Hannah's first beach experience, but she was so tired from the night before that she mainly crashed! She wasn't a huge fan of the sand...
Hannah with Bo and Emily
Hannah and Steve
We took her down to the water, but it was so cold, she didn't get in. But we did let her play with the sand and she got to see the ocean and hear the waves... It was a great day!
Saturday night, we drove to Eric's sister house and Hannah finally got to meet her Aunt Lori, Uncle Ken and cousins Sky, Brad, and Lila! She immediately loved them :) Well, Brad, anyways :) She started attacking him and crawling all over him! It was so funny. Here they are in the bath together... Sky and Brad loved taking baths with Baby Hannah!
The next day, we drove to meet Eric's friend Matt and his wife Jaymee... we spent the day having a great lunch and watching Duke basketball :) Matt and Eric definitely aren't Duke fans, but I was certainly happy about it! After the game, we took Hannah to a park.
Monday, we mainly relaxed, which was great! We did some shopping, and just chilled with Lori, Brad, and Lila, while Ken was teaching and Sky was in class.
Tuesday, we went to Knott's Berry Farm, which was so much fun! We had a caricature done of Hannah, and she got to ride her first ride... the carousel! She was mainly interested in the leather strap that held her on the horse, but she also liked having the breeze in her face. Eric and Lori went on the big roller coaster, the Silver Bullet, while I stayed behind with all the kiddos. They said it was a lot of fun, but I didn't believe them... I really, really dislike roller coasters!
By the end of the day, Hannah was exhausted!
Tuesday night, Lori and Ken watched Hannah (she was a complete handful, sleeping the whole time!) while Eric and I went to dinner with Matt and Jaymee in Brea. We went to this awesome restaurant, Yard House, and then we went to the movies to see "Hot Tub Time Machine." It was just as silly and hilarious as the name implies :) The movie didn't start until 10pm... I haven't gone to a movie that late in forever!
Wednesday was another hang out day, we took the kids to the park and then Eric and I went to this cool spa that Lori had been too. They were having a Grand Opening and everything was half price. We got facials, something I loved, but Eric... not so much. It was really cool though... except for when I fell asleep and started snoring!
On Thursday, Eric and Lori took the kids to the children's museum, while I went to visit my friend Emily. We think Baby Lilliana heard Hannah through her mommy's tummy and wanted to come play, because Emily started having contractions after we left that weekend. So, she had been admitted to the hospital, and while that is no fun, it was nice that I was able to go see her! So, I spent the afternoon with Emily at the hospital, and it was really great.
Thursday was Ken's bday, so Eric and I paid for a babysitter that night for Sky, Brad, and Hannah and took Ken and Lori to Medieval Times! It was SO MUCH FUN!!! We loved it and had so much fun cheering for the awesome Red Knight!
Friday, Ken and Sky had the day off for Good Friday, and we spent the day hanging out, having lunch at the park, and Eric and I made my uncle's famous carnitas... Lori and I may or may not have complemented those carnitas with awesome margaritas :)
Saturday, we went to the La Mirada Easter Egg Hunt, and while Sky and Brad were hunting easter eggs, Eric and I took Hannah to get her picture taken with the Easter Bunny. She was not impressed... haha!
Sunday was Easter, and we went to church, where we got to watch Sky and Brad perform a song with the other kids... Sky even had a solo! Hannah and Lila went to the nursery in their matching Easter outfits.
After church, we tried getting the kids' picture together, but this was the best one we could get!
Hannah and Lila in their flower hats, "eating" toy OreosSunday, I started making a bunny cake, which has been a long-standing tradition in my family, but then - the earthquake hit! The bunny cake sadly didn't make it :( I was mixing it and when the earthquake happened, it fell off the table. But on the plus side, the dining room carpet got shampooed! We ended up making a bunny sugar cookie instead :)
Monday, we left to come home and were said to leave Cali! It's so beautiful there... and we had such a great time seeing everyone!
