I absolutely HATE being away from my family! My sisters both live about a mile away from each other and get to see each other just about every day. I wouldn't say that I would necessarily want to live in California, but I would LOVE to live right by them :) As soon as Amanda had her baby and Sierra would be having hers, I knew I needed to book tickets and get my butt out there. So that is what I did. It was actually perfect timing because Sierra had her baby about 2 weeks before I came out, so I was able to meet both the babies. We had so much fun and I feel like it was Adeline's dream trip. She was able to see her Grandparents, play with her cousins, go to the beach, Johanna's Birthday Party, YogurtLand, movie at the Theatre with Grandpa & Jojo, kid concert at the park, etc. Her and Jojo are pretty much solemates and have a blast together. They entertain each other 24/7 when they are together. Wouldn't it be nice if we lived closer... I'm glad they love each other so much. I was out there for a week, but it flew by and felt like 2 days. I was so happy that my parents were also able to be there and I could spend time with them!! I was pretty nervous to fly with both the girls across the country, but they did extremely well. I really don't know how since it was two very long flights, but I am thankful for it.
One night we ran out and took some pictures. I am SO happy we got one with all the little cousins :)
Johanna's Birthday Party
The Beach
Fountains at the mall
Special attention from Great Grandma Dofi...
Baby Dylan (Sierra's newest Addition) Baby Claire (Amanda's) Hanging out with my sisters and their darling kids/babies :) Breakfast w/ Karen and meeting cute little Marissa for the first time!
Dancing at a kid concert..... so fun for me to watch. Adeline was in Heaven
This year we went to our Church Truck or Treat for Halloween. We invited some friends of ours that have a little girl about the same age as Adeline. They are the best little buddies. We were thinking there was a very good possibility that it would be lame, but it was so much fun and was very well organized! There were a bunch of games for the kids, apple cider, cake contests, costume parade, and the trunk or treating of course. Adeline had SO much fun. Norah slept in her car seat for the first half of it until we decided to wake her up so she wouldn't miss out on all the fun!
A couple weekends ago Abe and his friend went to go hike Mt. Washington (the tallest peak in the NorthEast, aka home of the Worlds Worst Weather). I was a little bit worried because it was SO windy and rainy here... which only meant it was way worse there. They camped overnight in Abe's two man tent. Pretty hilarious since Abe's friend is 6'6. Anyway, they started hiking at 7:15am the next morning. He said the weather was pretty nice while they were below the tree line, for about 3/4 of the way. After that the weather got pretty crazy with wind, snow and hardly any visibility. Abe's friend decided that he could not go any further and convienently decided to stay back in a shelter that was nearby (short story, he listened to his wife, not to push himself :). Abe, being his crazy self, decided to finish ALL BY HIMSELF! Right before Abe got to the peak he did not know where he was for sure and had no visibility. He just kept on going in the direction he thought he should and eventually ran into an "expert" hiker that had hiked that peak many times before. All I can say is this man was a blessing because he let Abe tag along with him to the top of the peak and back down until Abe got to the shelter to meet his friend. Luckily Abe had brought goggles with him, or he would not have survived! Hopefully Abe has learned his lesson not to hike by himself.... or more importantly, listen to your wife!!!
