January 13, 2011

Cake, Farewell, and Long Awaited Visit

We attempted another trip to Cali this past weekend in hopes the car ride would go much better than our attempt a few months back. Maylee did not scream the entire time and all children actually fell asleep for the last two hours. Maylee went straight to bed when we got in and the boys enjoyed a little time with Grammy and Poppie before they went to bed.

Maylee was adored by everyone...and she definitely deserved it. Look at that cute little hand.



Saturday afternoon we headed to my brother's for their gender cake party. We were so glad we were out there to be able to go. Maylee loved being able to see Grammy during the ride there and back.



We managed to call all three remaining sisters so they could hear the news with the rest of us. The food was divine and the cake....was amazing!





It's a BOY!




Carter decided the middle rows were the best. Funny kid...I feel like I say that a lot.



One of Jess's Christmas presents from me. "Pick your nose" cups. It comes with assorted noses. Love them!



Of course there was snuggle time with Poppie. The boys were pretending to sleep...I am not too convinced!




We had the wonderful opportunity on Sunday to attend the farewell of our nephew Tyler. What an amazing young man who is truly ready to serve the Lord. I missed most of his talk due to a squeaky baby and a wiggly two year old, but it was so nice to spend time with him and the Baker family that afternoon. I wish I had pictures, but alas things were a bit busy (the Baker family is a little large in numbers which makes for lots of kids and lots of fun) and I left my camera in the car. We had so much fun though and were really glad we made the trip out to spend a little time with Tyler before he headed out.

Sunday afternoon we headed back to our hometown to visit my wonderful best friend Liz, but I will give that visit a post of its own...more pictures to come!

We had a really fun trip and the ride home was not too bad either. I think the kids travel better when we leave early in the morning. We love to visit Cali and are excited to take the kids to the beach in the summer!

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