Aunt Rachel's Baby Shower Weekend

Claire went on her first airplane ride this weekend!  Mom and Claire went to California for Aunt Rachel's baby shower (we left the boys at home).

Before the shower, we took Claire for her first visit to the beach:

Claire also got to meet her great grandma Tutu.

And her grandpa Tom.

The next day, it was time to get ready for the shower!

Grandma outdid herself with the decorations:

And all the guests made their own onesies for the new baby:

Claire pretty much slept the entire time outside where it was quiet.

But she woke up just in time for presents:

Grandma loved cuddling up with Claire.

After the shower, we took a boat ride in Newport beach with cousins Lauren and Kurt and baby Brinkley.

 

It was a very busy weekend!  Click here to see all the pictures.

Tutu's 90th B-day Weekend

CJ and mom went to California this weekend for Tutu's 90th birthday party on Sunday.  CJ loved the train and airtrain.

Before the party, we did lots of other things.  We goofed around at Gamma's house.

Went to the mall and road the carousel.  

We went to the Long Beach Aquarium and saw lots of fish.

And we visited with great grandma.

At the party, CJ met his second cousins Elle and Beckly.

And Brinkley.

And played in the pool with lots of other kids.

Click here to see all the pictures from the weekend.

Visting Grandpa and Tutu in CA

While in California for Jen and Casey's wedding, we spent an afternoon with Grandpa Tom and great grandma Tutu.

CJ had a blast jumping on the trampoline.

And lifting weights.

And of course no visit to Tutu's house would be complete without a little bit of dress-up!

First Thanksgiving!

CJ's first Thanksgiving (and why he may never be invited back to California)...

Our trip to California started on Wednesday morning. CJ got sick in the car on the way to the airport and then got sick several more times on the plane. He was still happy and fine otherwise, so we wondered if it was just due to the travel. However, by 7pm Thanksgiving day, mom was sick, then his aunt Kara, then Dad, then CJ's step-grandfather...and within the next 24-48 hours mom's 3 cousins, other sister, and grandmother were also sick! 10 of the 14 people got sick in total. This was a violent and extremely contagious stomach bug that CJ brought for Thanksgiving :(

Actually, we had Thanks-Christmas this year. We celebrated both Thanksgiving and Christmas since we won't be out for Christmas in December. Here are some pictures of CJ opening his presents, all the while seeming totally fine and happy.

Here's CJ with the Thanks-Christmas Santa.

At his great grandmother Tutu's house, CJ loved chasing Dahlia around.

And learning to play the ukulele.

Back at grandma's house, CJ had lots of fun with his aunts and great cousins.

The only picture we got with his new baby Uggs on!

More pictures from the weekend are posted here.