Goin' Back to Cali

Over Memorial Day weekend this May, we packed our little family into the Passport and drove out to LA to see family. It was a really great trip, and even though the kids were a little fried when we got home it was worth getting to see everyone that we did.

Our first stop was at Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Jim's house where we had dinner and had a wonderful chance to catch up. They gave Michael the coolest truck toy! It's a transport truck that has four little cars loaded in its cargo, and he loves it. Every kid that comes over to the house wants to play with it - they totally scored with that one! Uncle Jim is holding the little green car in his hand in these pictures.



We let Michael take this picture, he thinks the camera is very exciting and always wants to give it a try. :O)


We got Michael into ocean water for the first time while we were there. Balboa Island, where we stayed, is protected from the ocean waves so the water there is like bath water (as my mom puts it!) but Michael still thought it was great once he got over the shock of being wet.







My Aunt Denice, Grandpa Gilb and Grandma Gilb were all up on the beach house patio while we were playing with Michael in the water.


We celebrated my Grandma Gilb's 80th birthday that weekend, and had the whole Gilb family there together. It was a great time together and we had a chance to take a really nice family picture together.



We snapped this picture as Amy and Brian were leaving to go back to San Diego before they flew home. I really love it!