December vacation

Paul is on vacation from work which means that I am too. He helps out so much around the house and has been giving me lots of breaks and alone time. Plus, he has been taking us on some mini getaways to break from the ordinary. It has been so great and I love spending so much time as a family this time of year.

 

We took a short trip up to Fresno to visit my grandparents. This was their first time meeting Brygit in person since we haven't been able to get her to sit in her carseat for that long of a trip without completely freaking out. It was great to see my family and take pictures of the kids with their great grandparents. I wish Brygit would have acted a bit more friendly since she didn't want anyone to hold her besides me. But she did give lots of smiles from the safety of my arms and she eventually crawled around and opened and shut the doors to their entertainment center for an excessive amount of time. Liam was very stir crazy from the car ride so he spent most of the time running around their apartment complex and telling anyone who would listen that he was going to sleep at a hotel. It was the easiest hotel stay we have had with him and he didn't want to leave the next day.

 

 

 

 

 

Two days later we spent the night in Anaheim and got our fill of Disneyland. It was a pretty chaotic trip due to probably the worst hotel stay we have had with Liam. I think he was just homesick and hopped up on the Shirley Temple we let him order that evening and the rest of us were super tired and grumpy. Then we lost Liam's annual pass and my camera. (Insert a mental picture of me crying on a bench in California Adventure). It quickly found its way back to me since Disneyland's lost and found is run by Seal team six. No really, they were great and emotionally supportive and the girl who helped me was named Mickey. No joke. We eventually perked up and the day was great. And it was topped off with a nice lunch alone with Paul at the Thunder Ranch BBQ.

 

 

 

 

 

The following day was my birthday and I have to brag about how thoughtful my husband is and how good it feels to be known so well. He took me out to breakfast, cleaned the house, took me shopping and watched the kids while I shopped, picked up cake and ice cream, secretly invited some family over and topped off the night with a chick flick movie rental that he pointed at as it was starting and exclaimed, "Katherine Heigl! Your favorite!" I love him.