A Weekend Away

Ethan recently finished "Budget Time" at work which is the busiest time of the year for him... many late nights and working on weekends.  We thought it would be nice for our family to get away and spend quality time together once budget time was over.  Originally we hoped to go to San Francisco, but decided to go back to Santa Barbara instead for various reasons.  It was nice to not have to drive far.

Our first night there didn't go so well - Julia had a little trouble falling asleep in her pack n play.  Caleb, who usually only woke up once to nurse, woke up 3 or 4 times and of course I was a little on edge since I didn't want his crying to wake up Julia. I didn't want the rough night to ruin the blessing that it was to be on a vacation, so I prayed a lot for a happy heart.  God was gracious.  Also, the next night went MUCH better and both kids slept well.  Yay!  The kids did well, overall. 

We enjoyed our time together as a family.  It is always such a blessing to get away and just enjoy each other.  Of course, we ate a lot of good food, too!

Since Julia just turned 2, we turned her car seat to forward facing.  Our drive to Santa Barbara was the first time she sat forward and it was quite exciting for her.  :)

 

Our sweet girl, reading books and playing in our hotel room

 

Our sweet boy, chillin' on the bed - these pajamas are in honor of his Grandpa - DinoJerry!  :)

 

Watching T.V.  :)

 

We met up with our good friends - Chad & Vicki.  They were also on vacation near Santa Barbara.  They met us for breakfast the first morning and also at a pizza place that night for dinner.

Vicki, me, and Julia