san jose, or bust.

ice hockey, basketball, soccer, oh my!

we got to go to our first ever fire olympics last week.

so. much. fun.

[even though we lost every event. haha. good try, boys. maybe next year, right?]

smfd kids. stolen from lauren. hehe.

we like the elevator pics. haha!

oh, you know, just passing nap time by staring at ourselves in the ol' iphone.

stopped at pismo beach on the way home. i could've stayed for forever.

lauren snapped these of me & my [then] almost 6 year old. i will forever treasure them.

another goodie stolen from lauren's instagram. you gotta watch me. wink.

some things i want to remember:

the long 8+ hour drive into the night.

a pit stop with my lorieloo.

the rug rats theme song.

 [prolly not the best choice for a cartoon, but thank you, ipad, for saving our trip!]

the drunk driving accident we saw & my brave, heroic husband in action.

gas station potty breaks. ew.

the road trip scenery.

and snacks.

but oh, the scenery.

especially the beach part on the ride home.

the weather.

the people.

the kids.

the sea of fire hat stickers on everyone's car in the parking lot ;)

a&e's smile everyday when they realized we're still here! we're staying another night!

the pool.

hotel breakfast in our pjs.

spaghetti factory & dave+busters with a whole lot of new friends.

eden sleeping in 'til 10am with the dark hotel curtains.

singing at the top of our lungs to worship music all the way home.

pismo beach.

sand crabs as big as your hand.

okay, all of it.

we had so much fun!

everyone was so welcoming & nice to us newbies ;) we met a lot of great people. feeling blessed to be apart of this group, for sure.

until next time, san jose.
we're comin' back for you.

next up! a&e's 4 birthday parties. stay tuned.