We've just returned from a few great days out in California and may or may not be suffering from jet lag. Here's a quick play-by-play:We flew in on Friday and drove out to Murrieta to meet sweet Jackson and to see the newest Gaines-owned home. Cash had a good time trying to shove a pacifier in Jackson's mouth and pet his head. We got a little Temecula/Murrieta tour complete with bagels and a stop in at Ben's school (thanks for the Golden Bears gear, Ben!).
Then we met Jacob, Abigail, and Gracie at the LA Zoo where the heat was sweltering, but the animals were pretty cool. We drove a couple miles to Andrew's place for a rugby BBQ fundraiser, where I donated $20 in exchange for a haircut from Anj's roommate, Darrin. We got to meet some of Anj's friends and teammates while Cash played in the dirt and enjoyed walking around babbling at strangers.
Sunday morning we made the lovely two-block walk to the Vineyard where Wes serenaded everyone with one of his songs. After naps, we took a dip in Stu and Jan's pool. The guys caught the end of the Masters before all the Gaines' were reunited in Riverside for dinner and Starbucks (and a few attempts at photos of all our kids). We had to say goodbye to Ben, Becky, and Jackson and head back to Glendora.
On Monday, Jacob and Gracie stayed home with us for the day, and our friends the Gallagher's (who live in Colorado but were vacationing in Ventura) drove down for the afternoon. We took all the kids to the park and ate Plaza Produce for lunch. Anj headed back to LA, and we had a relaxing evening letting the kids run around before we had to pack up our stuff for an early morning of traveling.
It's always nice to be home, but this time it was particularly sad having to tear the kids away from each other. They had so much fun playing and bossing one another around. Cash was introduced to play-doh for the first time, which we will always thank Grace for (it saved us on the airplane home!). We miss all of you already! There are more photos in the sidebar for your viewing pleasure, and maybe even a few videos in the days to come.
4 comments:
Grace woke up this morning saying, "Shaq, Shaq, Shaq" which over the weekend became her version of "Cash, Cash, Cash." She misses her cousin Shaq dearly and looked around the house for him. How fun it was to have all the cousins together for dinner. It won't be long before Jackson is tussling with the other two or perhaps squashing them.
So fun to have the Ft. Wayne crew in SoCal. Can't wait to reunite this summer!
The kids are really cute. I hope to see them someday soon. It looks like the Gaines men are going to be busy chasing kids for a long while Norm
The pics were great! What fun it looks like you all had. That was great that you were able to get out there!
Andrew, you are look'in good.
I know that Lena is going to want the picture of her 3 guys holding their babes!
We had a great time with all three of you! Cant wait to see you again this summer:)
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