Memorial Weekend

What a fun weekend!  Saturday we celebrated Brooklyn's birthday, and then Sunday we set up the tent and watched Tangled in the backyard.  The weather was absolutely perfect.  The girls thought it was the coolest thing ever.  We had tons of snacks and got comfortable on the blow-up mattress with the blankets.

On Monday, for Memorial Day, we got together with the fam and went swimming and had a BBQ at the Fosters!  The water actually was still chilly from the cooler weather but that didn't stop us. 

T.W.O

 This picture captures her personality so much!  She is one goofy girl. :)

Our "baby" Brooklyn is now TWO and boy did she know it!  She was hilarious on her birthday.  She woke up to a door decorated with streamers and balloons and from then on out she knew it was her special day.  We had a yummy breakfast with her favorite banana chocolate chip muffins along with some eggs.  She can pound the eggs like no other!  Then we headed off to the park.  The weather was unusually cool, so we had to take advantage of it.  We opened presents, she took a nap, and then we met up with the cousins for dinner at The Habit.  It was a fun day and she was so happy the whole day.  I was shocked she caught onto the birthday thing so quickly, and would not hesitate that she was now "two"!

Happy Birthday, Brooklyn!  We love you!!!!

Mommy- Daddy Getaway!

 Jeff and I were able to have a getaway the first week of May.  It was fabulous and absolutely perfect!  Jeff was already there for work, so he picked me up from the airport on Tuesday night and we headed  down to Monterey for the night.  Wednesday we stopped by Cannery Row, Pebble Beach, and then made a stop in Carmel before heading down to Big Sur. 

 (The Point Pinos Lighthouse was closed, but I have some kind of fascination with them, so even seeing it just from the outside was fun for me.)

Oh, yes, we made it to Pebble Beach.  We did the 17 mile drive and then some.  Gotta keep the hubby happy! :)  Someday my Jeffrey will play here.

Here is a part of the 17 mile drive.  It is the Lone Cypress.

 

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!  The drive down to our hotel in Big Sur was breathtaking.  The road went right along the coast.  

 We ate dinner at the River Inn in Big Sur.  Food was overpriced and not too impressive, but the environment was great.  After eating, we walked down the property to the river and they had all these chairs and benches in the water. Fun!

 

 We went for a sunset drive along the coast and stopped at a viewpoint.  We heard all these seals barking away.  Jeff gave me a heart attack as he peered over the edge to see the seals.  I couldn't see them so I zoomed in with the camera and just took a pic- we had no idea how many seals were down there!  No wonder it was so loud. :)  If you look hard you will see tons!

McWay Falls

 Yes, this is a real shot that Jeff took.  This hike was incredible.  I guess that is what makes Big Sur so amazing.  One minute you are on the beach and the next you are walking through trees that stretch up as high as you can see.  The sun breaking through the trees makes it even better :) .  The hike followed the river, so of course, this was Jeff's favorite hike of the day.

 

We did another couple of short hikes that went to the coast.  You walked through this tunnel to see a view like this:

 Of course, my handsome hubby made my view even better! :)

 

Nepenthe.  This place went on my top list.  After all that hiking, we were hungry!  We sat on the edge of the cliff overlooking the forest and ocean.  The food was good too (that is always nice)!

Oh, the trolleys.  I love the trolleys!  They are so fun.  I could ride on them all day... but we didn't! :)

 Biking the bridge.  It was more of a workout than I expected, but hey, I was 4 months pregnant!  It was so fun- something I wanted to do when we were in San Fran before but didn't have the chance.

I'm so grateful that we had the chance to take this trip together.  Thank you mom and dad for watching the girls!  We had a blast and enjoyed every minute- especially the quite car rides and dinners! :)