Santa Monica

A few very exciting weeks for us played out as follows. It started with Jayson getting a new job. Yea! Then our landlords kicking us out b/c they wanted to put the house on the market. Things were super stressful until we found the perfect little house for us that was way closer to both of our jobs. Once we settled on the house next came day care for the kiddos. We posted an ad on craigslist, and after interviewing a few "interesting" 20 year old girls we found the loveliest lady we could have asked for. Her name is Mei...she lives right up the road from us, and the kids love her to pieces. We couldn't be happier to have her as part of our family. Speaking of family, Jayson's mom was kind enough to come up and watch the kids while the move took place. She watched the kids while Jayson and I went to the new house to sign the lease and get the keys. When we got back home Jamie and Justin had surprised us by showing up, and already had the moving truck loaded. The move was so easy, but it gets even better. We had a trip planned to Utah the following weekend for my Grandma's 80th birthday party, but we somehow talked Jamie and Justin into taking the kids back with them a week early. It was such a miracle. Jayson and I had extra time to get settled in and even though we were still working all week we really felt like we were on vacation. I know that that's the longest story ever, but I never want to forget how much we owe those two!

When we made our way to Utah the next weekend, we had a really nice Easter with Jayson's family, then left the kiddos again (thanks for all the babysitting grandmas, and for taking them to McDonalds so we don't have to) and headed to California for what felt like vacation number two. We made our annual visit to Aunt Julie's in Santa Monica. Amy was there visiting as well and boy did they take care of us. Thanks for such a great time.




This is a pic of Julie and Jay. Jay and his family were on vacation at Disney Land, and after a day at the park Jay decided to drive up and stay with us, so we got to see him too.
One of the fabulous places we ate at was Moon Shadows. It's located right on a little cliff on the beach in Malibu. So fun!


The visit wouldn't have been complete with out a trip to the world famous Santa Monica Farmer's Market. I was in heaven eating a grapefruit the size of my head....seriously!