California

After a good visit with the fam, we were on to Los Angeles- the place we still consider home. We are so lucky to still have some really amazing friends in Manhattan Beach that were willing to let us crash with them for the 10 day visit! Brave souls!

We had SO much fun while we were there! Running on the strand, walking for bagels and coffee every morning, our favorite bakery for cookies...we tried to take full advantage of this visit!
We did some family stuff...

 

And we did the farmers market, of course- not once, but twice!

Celebrated Quins birthday, again...

is this not the face you would make if you too had birthday cookies for breakfast?

And had an awesome visit with some good friends who arranged a special pony ride for Quin!

What a fun trip!

Ohio

To say this update is overdue would be the mother of all under statements! Seriously though...these babies keep me busy. And the longer we went with out updating the blog, the more overwhelming the task seemed to become. So prepare for some brief, picture heavy posts. But...better late then never...
(Oh, and don't forget to check the girls' individual pages for some additional fun, updated photos)

We made our post-holiday trip back to Ohio about a month ago. While home, my side of the family decided to do a family overnight at my parents house. (Because our get together's aren't crazy enough with 14 kids under 12, we decided to extend it and attempt it on no sleep)

 

And then head out for some sled riding in the morning. Ya?! What idiot came up with that? Oh ya, me. ;) And for the record, it was a great night. One full of new memories and a speedy walk down memory lane. I believe I even heard one of the kids call it "the best day of his life". What a statement! Even if he is only 5.

 

 

While there, we also had a pre-celebration of Quins birthday.

 

Next stop, California!