California Dreamin'

We are back and fully recovered! Well as recovered as you are going to get anyway. :) The four of us road tripped to San Diego over Thanksgiving to visit our favorite friends Jared, Shari and their baby Jackson. The Teach's were WONDERFUL hosts who showed us a lot of SoCal in a short amount of time. Thanks for all the fun and laughs. Can't wait to go back!

Out of the car and ready to go to the beach!

First glimpse of the ocean

Ready to go!

Fearless Campbell making a run for the water

Collecting rocks

Visiting the seals in LaJolla

Campbell's new BFF Jackson

Give Thanks

Look at these sweet faces ready to partake in a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Two minutes after this photo was taken I had the biggest meltdown of my existence. Not really sure why but you know how it goes--your mom and dad want you to act really cute and sweet and 'eh' you just really don't feel like it. Needless to say, I do believe at one point, all of the kids were crying, the moms were running around trying to fix it and the dads weren't quite sure if they should eat or leave the room. By the time things calmed down Thanksgiving dinner became left overs and we were eating things heated up in front of the T.V. I know this is one Thanksgiving I will never forget! Thankfully Shari and Jared are really easy going and just went with the flow. I even think I heard a few giggles about it later in the evening when they were having "adult" time. Oh the fun memories I love to create!

I heart San Diego

Can you believe this is right across the street from the Teach's house? That's a great front yard if you ask me.

Lifeguard view (insert Baywatch music now)

Campbell NOT happy about this.

I am a surfer at heart. Can't wait for my first board!

Explorin'

Build it and we will come!

Legoland--Thumps up across the board! Everyone in the family enjoyed this legoriffic place. Everything was built out of legos--benches, rides, signs, you name it--it was built out of legos. Coleman couldn't get enough of this little boy's dreamland. Race cars, helicopters, fire trucks and much more! The Harger's will definitely be visiting this place again. Fun, fun, fun!

Shampu

What would a trip to California be without a visit to Sea World? Of course the animals were a HUGE it, especially Shampu (aka Shamu). A fun filled day spent with sea creatures--another Harger thumbs up.

California Parkin It

A vacation wouldn't be complete without a trip to the local park. Lucky for us this treasure was right across the street!

Fun, fun, fun!

A note from mom: It has been non-stop fun around here and I am afraid it is only going to get more hectic! Cool weather is slowly coming around but with it comes lots of things to do (hence the lack of blog posts!). Looking forward to more holidays and quality time with friends and family. Grandma and Papa Coleman visited a couple of weeks ago and we were able to play and have Halloween with them. Can't wait for them to come back. The time always goes so quickly! We hope everyone has had a wonderful fall so far. Looking forward to all the fun coming up. Hopefully the camera will be handy to capture all of those moments!

Trick-or-Treat

Whew! We made it though Halloween! We have been partying fools here--a playgroup party at the park, trick or treating at the retirement villas and two parties and trick or treating on Sunday night. We logged some time in our costumes--my shoulders were beat by Sunday night! I, of course was a garbage truck because I live and die for the Waste Management truck and Campbell was a fairy princess. Mom and I have been working on the garbage truck for a couple of weeks. Not too bad for a couple of boxes and spray paint! I LOVED being a garbage truck and parked it in the garage so I can still look at it everyday. I will probably be it again next year. :) We had a great time getting candy and being with our friends. Such a fun time of year!

Side view

Rear view

Playgroup friends

Campbell and William--besties!

Getting ready to get some treats at the retirement villas

Campbell is in a "non smiling for the camera" phase

Doing a craft

Off we go!

Some of the daddos Sunday night (our dad is in the blond wig--he was DOG the bounty hunter)

The mommas on Sunday night

Some of us kiddos on Halloween. There were over 60 people trick or treating! Everyone dressed up-even the parents. What a fun group!

The carving

I did my first pumpkin carve this year. I don't know why mom and dad never did this before with me...the gunk and the seeds and the pumpkin smell was SO fun! Why would anyone not want to do this with an impatient, strong willed child? :) I on the other hand was a star student. Mom helped me draw on my face, I watched ever so patiently as daddo cut, I assisted with the scooping of the guts and then lit it up with my pumpkin flashlight so perfectly. Now the debut of my masterpiece...