Okay so it’s more like over the desert and through the cacti, but still…Our trip to Arizona started at my grandmother’s house.  We came for a visit so she could meet Gracie.  The kids LOVE her!!  My Aunt Judy and my Aunt Peggy were there too.  What a treat, to sit and chat with all [...]

Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala, now that’s a mouthful!  It’s also the 1st mission in California and the kids enjoyed it.  Friday found us wandering it’s little clay pathways and enjoying it’s beautiful garden.  We even saw a monk or two.  The church on the grounds is humble by Catholic standards, but still beautiful in [...]

We decided to take stock in Benjamin Franklin’s words and head to the Children’s Science Museum with the Blattman crew that was here.  The stroll through Balboa Park was also quite lovely! Clearly, we all had a spectacular time.  I was even more pleasantly surprised to see that they had changed out all of the [...]

We got to meet up with Will’s other brother, Jake while they were in San Diego as well.  We enjoyed Coronado, the beach and some time by the pool, where Hudson especially became attached to his cousin Garett. I can’t even begin to imagine the fun/crazy that will come from these two in the future! [...]

There’s nothing quite like crawling through a little hole in an old Russian submarine with a baby to get your morning going, right?  And what a fabulous morning it was, spending time with Will’s brother, Joe and his family.  We were so glad they could come for a visit. We tried out the HMS Surprise, [...]