Busy, busy, busy

Oh my goodness.. we have a lot of catching up to do. So here it goes. Just this last week our little family went on a mini vacation. We stayed with my parents and just had time to relax... and, of course, get away from the heat.

We stayed really busy while we were there, but it was a fun- busy... One of the things i enjoyed most was the trip out on a private pier in Avila that my Aunt has access to. (special perks of being the assistant to the dean of Science at Cal Poly) While we were out there we got to do some serious whale watching. OMW! I had no idea that you could get such a thrill from watching these mammals come up out of the water. It just took my breath away... and then when my breath came back i might have hollered and screamed and jumped up and down.... just a little :)

This is the pier we drove, yes DROVE out on

We had a hard time capturing pictures of the whales... i think my Auntie got some better shots.

Here is Auntie Han and Boopie... what you cannot see in this pic is what Auntie Han is standing on. You can see straight down to the water below... that is what Jayden is looking at ;)

Me and my little guy... all bundled up.

Daddy..... just being Daddy... lol!

Then we went to Avila Valley Barn. This is a place where you can pick your own fruit and veggies and go on hay rides, and pet and feed animals... Jayden's eyes were so big when he saw some of these animals move around..

Goats... lots and lots of goats...

You can't exactly see the animal in this pic... i think it was a pony...??

and the Peacock was amazing... Jayden liked them until they started squawking at my skirt blowing in the breeze... that was funny..

As you can see... their vegetables are definitely home grown. These onions were HUGE!

We also got to go out on Vandenberg Air Force Base with Papa. We got to see the missile and the flags were lowered because the somebody of something had passed away... not really sure...

We also took a drive out to beautiful Lopez Lake... oh my word.. if only we could have picnicked there... is that how you spell that???

OK- i am a terrible wife... i didn't do a post for Father's Day.. oops. But me and Jayden did get all dressed up and we did a little presentation for Daddy at church.

Yay! Jayden now sleeps through the night... Thank you Jesus.... and he enjoys his afternoon naps too :)

Gramma and Grampa always come see us. This was when we picked up Gramma and Grampa from the airport really late... (way past our bedtime)... therefore- the Jammie's :)

and last but not least... i had to put this picture up. we ended our trip with cleaning and oiling and seasoning 200 chicken halves in Arroyo Grande.. This was hilariously and ridiculously fun and disgusting! LOL Jayden fell asleep in Gramma's arms... he was not enthused at all..

Hopefully i will not wait as long for the next post. Thank you all for being patient.