Here is an update of what we have been doing for the last week!! It has taken me a while to put it together but will be fun to look back at! There are A LOT of pictures and the formatting was a little weird at times with the pictures so bear with me! Enjoy!
Steve and I have had so much fun here in California. We have done so much and the weather has been so nice to us! We have been staying with my cousins in Lake Elsinore and let me just say they are a fun family. They have done so much for me over the years and even surprised us at our wedding. I seriously have the best family and extended family.
Steve and I have had so much fun here in California. We have done so much and the weather has been so nice to us! We have been staying with my cousins in Lake Elsinore and let me just say they are a fun family. They have done so much for me over the years and even surprised us at our wedding. I seriously have the best family and extended family.
Here is a picture of the terrible roads we had to go through in Utah
The beautiful sunset driving through California :)
This is the family that we have been staying with (The Heisinger Family)
Left: Walking the dogs to the park
Right: Steve having fun at the skate park (he's in the gray shirt)
Playing Scattegories with the cousins: Left to right: Steven, Kiley, Amanda, Dakota (my cousins cousin)
Right: Steve and I got to pick some oranges (it's crazy how you can just pick them off: I felt like I was stealing by just taking them)
We've made lots of cookies/sweets (sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, almond roca, and chocolate chip cookies)
Left: Steve and I with my Grandma Stanley (Dad's mom) and her dog Gidget
Right: Looking at some photos of my dad at my grandmas house :)
Kiley and I
Left: My favorite horse and new best friend (Chico) She kept on doing this with her lip :) being funny
Right: (Red) taking laps around the arena getting ready to ride
Left: Cleaning off (Red) getting him ready for us to ride.
Right: (Auto)
Left: Steve riding Auto
Right: Steve riding Red
Left: Me and my favorite horse Chico
Right: Me and Chico
Left: Riding (Red) in the arena
Taking Red down to his pasture
Looking at Christmas Lights in Rancho Cucamonga
Steve and I in the car driving to Denny's for Amanda's birthday Breakfast :)
Left: Little Brody (my 2nd cousin) at his 1st Birthday Party
Right: Brody and his cute birthday cake (he didn't destroy it like some kids do)
Amanda's cake for her birthday that Natalie made
Singing Happy Birthday for Amanda's birthday (She turned 17)
Left: Brett driving on the truck trail (off-roading)
Right: Kiley's Jeep we took off-roading
Left: Off-roading
Right: Kiley and I holding on in the back of the Jeep :)
The view over Elsinore
Off-roading :)
Left: Grandma took us out to dinner at Ricardo's Mexican Restaurant
Right: Grandma playing Rummikub and UNO with Steve and I
CHRISTMAS EVE
Left: Brody and I playing :)
Right: Steve and I
CHRISTMAS DAY
We started off the day opening presents! We loved our presents!! Steve got a tool kit, some clothes, ties, candy. I got a ipod case, candy, recipe book/journal. And we got the game called Loaded Questions (I highly recommend this game so fun)!! Also from other relatives we got gift cards, pistachios (yum), popcorn, towels :) Look below at the pictures to see what else we got! After breakfast and such Steve and I went and saw my Uncle Larry and Aunt Kathy, my Grandma Stanley, my cousins Kari (and her fiance Eric and his kids) and Brian. They all were at my cousin Kari's for Christmas and it was very nice to see them! After that stop in Murrieta we went to Irvine to celebrate Christmas at Natalie's brothers house! The food was divine and we had a lot of fun meeting new people.
Here are some pictures from our day:
Above to the Left: Our wonderful breakfast Christmas morning (Tamales and Chorizo with Potatoes)
Above to the Right: Amanda getting ready to open all of her presents!!!
To the Right: My cousin Kiley gave me her old Nook Color!! I love it and it is so fun!
Left: Steve got me a new ski coat, ski goggles, and my cousin Natalie (pretty much my aunt) made me a purple hat! Love all of them and I think I'm ready to go skiing!
Right: Love this dessert that was at the Christmas Party we went to!
I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas time with their families :)
Steve and I stopped at Downtown Disney which is only a few miles from my grandma's house :) The parrot on the left was talking a lot and was funny! The right is made out of legos!! So cool!
Christmas Eve was at my Aunt Marilyn's house this year and it was so much fun. I got to see a lot of my cousins/2nd cousins and the food was delicious.
Little Bradley on the swing and my Uncle Bo pushing him :) He loved it!!
Left: Brody and I playing :)
Right: Steve and I
Bradley and his dad (my cousin Justin) playing on his new toy train track :)
My uncle Bo and all of his grandchildren (Brody, Addelyn, and Bradley)
CHRISTMAS DAY
We started off the day opening presents! We loved our presents!! Steve got a tool kit, some clothes, ties, candy. I got a ipod case, candy, recipe book/journal. And we got the game called Loaded Questions (I highly recommend this game so fun)!! Also from other relatives we got gift cards, pistachios (yum), popcorn, towels :) Look below at the pictures to see what else we got! After breakfast and such Steve and I went and saw my Uncle Larry and Aunt Kathy, my Grandma Stanley, my cousins Kari (and her fiance Eric and his kids) and Brian. They all were at my cousin Kari's for Christmas and it was very nice to see them! After that stop in Murrieta we went to Irvine to celebrate Christmas at Natalie's brothers house! The food was divine and we had a lot of fun meeting new people.
Here are some pictures from our day:
Above to the Left: Our wonderful breakfast Christmas morning (Tamales and Chorizo with Potatoes)
Above to the Right: Amanda getting ready to open all of her presents!!!
To the Right: My cousin Kiley gave me her old Nook Color!! I love it and it is so fun!
Left: Steve got me a new ski coat, ski goggles, and my cousin Natalie (pretty much my aunt) made me a purple hat! Love all of them and I think I'm ready to go skiing!
Right: Love this dessert that was at the Christmas Party we went to!
I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas time with their families :)
Today was our last full day in Southern California! We really wanted to explore Southern Cali because we didn't know the next time we would be back. We first went and had lunch with my cousin Kim and her to cute kids at Mexi Casa! I didn't get a picture of us with her but I wish I would have :(
Here are some pictures from the rest of our day:
Balboa Beach Sunset :) So beautiful!! There was a lot of wind which made for big waves as well.
I got a little obsessed with taking pictures of myself on the beach!
Next part of our trip: San Francisco for our 1 year Anniversary :)
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