right after Napa, we stopped in SF on the way home to visit Gina and baby Lucas
such a cutie pie, we couldn't stay long because we had cousin Kevin's birthday party at Bounce - O - Rama
this place is crazy, but lots of fun!
Wednesday had an MP reunion at Jen's house
so nice to see all the kids
and new babies
matteo getting a kick out of Jay's ears
Thursday was able to catch up with the scu gang for lunch
boiling crab for dinner...now I can't go to SJ without coming here, my favorite!
froyo for dessert
then went for a girls night at Gail's smelling like crab
New Years we were up early to see Bets, Quintin and the kids
met Jackson for the first time...he was running away from Jay to me :)
stopped to see my godson Christian and played Left, Right, Center for the first time
then New Year's dinner at Melissa's for more seafood, she ordered Boiling Grab to go :)
toasted in the New Year with Melissa & Neil, Grace & Ralph and Sheila & Henji
and of course all the kids had a blast playing together
New Year's day we headed home....
But first one last stop, Irvine...Jay couldn't resist...he called to see if there were rooms available at the Spectrum and there sure was :) Luckily his brother and family from San Diego were able to drive up and meet us for dinner
it was a really great trip, felt like we drove all over CA...we were able to see a lot of close friends and family in a week, which was the whole point of staying longer this time, plus being able to visit some places we haven't been to...looking back, there are so many new babies! we really need to get back more often, miss all you guys!
and as if I didn't have enough seafood, we stopped at Hot and Juicy in Vegas before going home, so I could really compare while still fresh in mind if similar to Boiling Crab, it's not, Boiling Crab is better :)
and then we came home to snow! What a great way to start the New Year!
Hope you all had a great Christmas break and Happy New Year!