Sister's in the City...

The beginning of December, my sisters flew out to New York to hang with me for a few days.  Bonus!  They brought their girls along to play with Finners.  Finnley was thrilled and they had the best time.  We spent a day out in our area and then two days in the city.  We all bunked up into one hotel room (Thanks Ty!) and hit the town doing and seeing all that we could.  Here are a bunch of pictures from our weekend, in no particular order:

These girls were the biggest troopers, and were rewarded with daily diet cokes and a little shopping at American Girl Doll store.  

Sisters meet Shake Shack, Shack Shack meet my sisters.

Rockefeller Square.

We rang in the Christmas season with the Rockettes!  

The girls loved it, and I loved that they did a live nativity at the end.

Santa at the ABC Home Store - Best Santa in NYC!

Late night dinner at Juniors and Finnley getting her second wind after crashing at dinner.

It was fun having my sisters out in our town as well.  They were able to come to one of my spin classes, and snuggle my other kiddos as well.  Its never fun to say goodbye to family, especially knowing we weren't headed home for Christmas, but we had such a great time and I loved having them here!

Thanks girls!  Love your guts.

Cousin California Trip...

 

Where do I even start?!  My sisters had the brilliant idea of hitting up the beach - just moms and kids - early in June.  I hopped on a 5 1/2 hour flight from JFK to LGB alone with my three kids....and it was worth it!  We had such a blast.  The kids were endlessly entertained and I enjoyed hours upon hours of conversation and laughs with my dearest peeps.  It was a week I'll never forget - so cliché, but so true.  Here are a few pictures of our week...

 

 

Grandma Jan with 12/16 grandkids at Crystal Cove State Park.

 

 

 

Dieter and my mom played smash ball for-ev-er. 

I'm not sure D improved too much, but I am sure he loved it!
Finnley ran, jumped and rode the waves All. Day. Long!

 

Remi wasn't so sure about getting her feet wet the first few days. 

She'd lift her feet up in the air so I couldn't make her stand.

By the end, she was crawling, drinking (ewe), and practically rolling in it.

Balboa Island.  Think Candy Barrel, Balboa Bar, Chips and Salsa, and Even Sisters.

What's Newport without a stop at Ruby's?

Ruby burger, fries, and an Oreo Shake.  No shame - I've never been a healthy eater.

These two were entertainment all day.  I loved watching their interactions, bickering, and laughter.

 

 

Sea Witches?

 

 

 

 

I probably would have wept, literally-ugly-cry-wept, if I wasn't going to be seeing them again in a couple of weeks.  I love this family of mine, their kids, and all the fun we have each time we get together.  I'm sure I've said this before, but I am so blessed.  Thanks for a great week Sansom Fam. 

Oh, and what's one of the {many} benefits to having a sister that's a photographer?  Gorgeous pics when you didn't even bring your camera.  Thanks Sara B for the great shots.