Vacation: Laguna Beach II

This trip marked Evie's first time to the beach and ocean! She definitely dug right in to the sand :)

We checked it out when we first arrived and I put her little toes in the sand and then we both got totally soaked when the wave coming in was bigger than I thought! VERY cold water. But still lots of fun!

 

Our last morning in Laguna was little bit chilly...
That's where the new outfit came in perfectly :)

Picture evidence that I was, in fact, on this trip.

I spot a whale!

Even though it was mild to cool while we were there, we still loved visiting the beach! Can't wait till we can visit again and play in the sand and water!

Vacation: Laguna Beach I

Well, 10 loads of laundry later and things are starting to look normal around here!

We had an amazing time on our vacation and made lots of great family memories. Evie was a little dream traveller. I'm SO thankful for that! I wasn't really sure what to expect with the flights, napping, time changes, busy days and all.. but she did great! The first night was rough with lots of awakenings and a 4:30am wake-up. But overall we could not be more proud of our little girl!

On to the pictures! We spent the first 3 nights in Laguna Beach, at the Surf & Sand Resort. HIGHLY recommend! We had an awesome suite with a huge balcony right above the beach. We slept with the door open every night and I could seriously get used to sleeping to the sound of waves crashing on the beach every night! 

The only (horrible) picture I managed to get of our view. Just trust me- it was amazing.

My brother and sister-in-law live in Orange, CA, so they drove down to see us the afternoon we got in! They haven't seen Evie since Christmas when she was about 3 weeks old, so I'm soo glad we were able to meet up! Evie and Darius played peek-a-boo and I don't know who had more fun.

They also brought Evie a little gift- an adorable little velour, purple track suit that came in very handy on the chilly nights! Of course, Evie loved the gift tag best :)

On Sunday we drove up to see their new house. It was beautiful! They have tons more space now and I'm so excited for them. Plenty of room for lots of little cousins for Evie! HA!

Then they took us shopping.. I can't remember the name of the mall, but it's the largest one in California. At least I think that's what Aivy said!! We had a great time. I'm so glad we were able to spend some time together! I'm bummed that I didn't get any pictures of all five of us together, but I did get some with Evie. We definitely want to go back and visit them again soon!

We miss you guys already!!

Hi!

Hi! We just got back last night from a great trip to Southern Californina, hence my bloggy absence :)

This little one slept in until 9:45, which meant I was able to sleep in until 9! There is nothing like sleeping in your own bed.

Be back soon to share about our trip and some fun pictures! Happy Sunday!

Grandparents Day {Butterfly Footprint}

Since this year marked the first Grandparents Day to celebrate for all of our parents, I decided to make them each a little gift from Evie. 

Enter Pinterest and a few adorable foot/hand print ideas that hit just right note of sweet, sentimental and, well.. free! :)

I decided to go for it while she was eating and strapped down in her high chair. I loaded her tray up with puffs and went to town painting her little bitty feet! 

I love how they turned out! I did a few extras since I knew we might have some mess-ups. That way I could pick the best three (plus one for us!) to give out.

I thought about writing Happy Grandparents Day or her age, but in the end decided to keep it simple with just her name and year.

Thinking this would be an adorable yearly tradition! 

Happy Grandparents Day!!

Little Love