dreams

She wants to be an artist when she grows up...

Celebrating Gigi

The whole family stayed together in Ventura this weekend to celebrate Gigi's 80th birthday. We stayed in a great little condo right on the ocean, played on the beach all day and enjoyed visiting in the great backyard that evening. So thankful to be a part of such a great family and we thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Gigi and the legacy her and George Sr. have left!

The View

We joined Daddy for a work conference in San Diego this week. Poor Daddy had to work while we lounged around at the pool all day and sent him pictures of our private cabana. We even found our way out to a local beach by ourselves.

James was doing such a good job jumping in the pool and swimming to the edge by himself. I was so impressed!!

The kids especially enjoyed the view from our room:

Paxton

So excited to welcome our new nephew Paxton James DuVall - born September 7 -  7.2 oz. 21 in.

Mud

Every kid should have some time to play in the mud, but it sure is hard to watch!

The Zoo

It's been awhile since we have been to the Sac Zoo and it's fun to go check it out again every now and then. Micah bought a groupon that included a carousel ride, train ride, story key and entrance fee so the kids were excited they got to participate in every activity that we normally wouldn't probably pay extra for.

Girls weekend

Our Bible Study group usually goes to the Hume Lake Retreats every year for Men and Women. We decided to do something a little different this year and instead us girls headed to Truckee for a little mountain getaway. The guys will be building houses in Mexico for their trip in a couple months. We stayed in a beautiful cabin with a big deck right on the golf course. We spent most of our time walking around downtown Truckee shopping, eating and chatting.