vacation!

So in June we took a ten day vacation to California! We drove 7 hours on day 1 and spent the night in a small condo, and then resumed our trip the next dy another 6 hours. you guys did AMAZING! Daddy and I set you up with movies and games to play on the tablets while on the drive and you guys did great. matter o fact, even though we drove straight through on the way back, took a 2 hour detour as well, you were better behaved than even your cranky mama!:) 

here are some highlights!

  this was taken in Brookings OR right before the Cali border.

This was in the hippy Haight Ashbury distrcit in Sn Fran!

Maya Narae with her acessories. she left them the whole time!

On treasure island with my boy!

Mama, Tia Jess and Narae!

I love all of your faces Dear Narae!

YOURE JUST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN ANY ROOM!

Windy hair makes mma look silly.

my new fave picture. you love riding on dad.

at lunch with Narae!

my babies enjoying a soft pretzel while dad and mom try a sushi burrito. 

EEK!

mama likes sushi...but this was rough! 

 COFFEE DATE!

 this was at an amazing place called the exploratorium! These lockers served two purposes...holding items and the handles were musical handles!even touchign them was musical!

awesome!

 my sweet boy learning.

when you hit the drum the ground vibrated beneath you!

 hot and cold coils together make your hands confused!

different colors mask the scent and tricks your brain!

 more science and music :) the music changes where the tiles lay.

learning our skeleton :)

this was cool. you got to put what you always wished yuour name would be. 

julian chose Judith. Underneath it asks why. Julian then wrote because "my momy calls me that."

 mind illusion...feels like velvet!

What jude would look like with 2 left and 2right sides.

a real brain eeek!

this was crazy, one of the many perspective exhibits...this is a wall of words people have learned after 2011. empathy...terrorism...sadness :( but i loved how there were things to teach human perspective. there was an exhibit of just a video of people laughing...you couldnt help but smile...then one of them sad...you couldnt smile :( it was weird but cool. then another to help see each other the way others see us...it was wonderful!

 shadow rooms!

listening domes. sitting in them you could hear exactly what your partner across the room was saying...even at normal talking levels.

teaching teamwork! it was a 5 person pac man game!

 learning about tornadoes.

37 years and a LOT of toothpicks.

 yellow light room!

more shadow dancing

 fun with mirrors!

 loved this!

chocolate steam :)

 handsome daddy walking his babies.

man youre handsome sonshine.

my baby girl!

trolley cars!

right before the boat ride with dad under the bridge.

pier 39!

shopping with Tia

 my pier girl!

you went all around. so adventurous. your fearsome nature will keep me on my toes for life.

you both loved Jessica so much. Id not seen you take to someone so quick and i loved it!

Family.

Beautiful little flowery princess of a girl. i love you!

baba wasnt in the mood but i took it anyway.

family.

Daddy's girls!

not ours but someone wrote it and i love that we got to see it!

sand family! with carly too! Julian HAD to draw happy faces...

i loved our family vacation, my first ever in fdact! We had a great time and we are just smitten with you both!

We also got to see Auntie Jorden, Grandma June and Autnie Kayla too. it was wonderful for the most part and a blast and im so thankful for the memories.

Ill tell you the rest when youre older. but know this, no one loves their littles like daddy and i :)

kisses!