California!

We had a wonderful time visiting Mike's family in California! It was very relaxing and great to see everyone. We didn't take nearly enough pictures while we were there, but here's a sampling (in reverse order. I hate how blogspot loads pictures to the beginning of a post and not the end, and I'm not in the mood to move them all around. But I digress, back to the point...)

Hazel in the airport waiting to go home. She was an angel on both flights!

Of course we had to make a few stops to In-N-Out. It's only Mike's favorite restaurant of all time. I must admit, I love it too!

Hazel and Aunt Jamie

Check out these adorable hats. Jamie got one for me for Christmas and I love it! It's so cute and fun especially when they're all lined up:)

Hazel loved playing with Grandma B.

Another mandatory stop was the ocean. I love the ocean! Hazel didn't even mind getting her toes in the sand. I think the vastness of it all scared her though because she clung to my hand/leg/body for dear life the whole time we were there.

Hazel loved playing with the "bug" app on Grandpa's iPhone. The "bugs" were bacteria that multiplied when you fed the donuts, repeated everything you said in a high pitched voice, and laughed hysterically when you tickled them. Who comes up with these things!?! Hazel loved it though.

Christmas Day all of Mike's extended family came to the house for dinner. Hazel met lots of people for the first time.....

Great-Grandpa Craig and Phyllis

James Allen whom Hazel loved. I think they would be 2nd cousins.

Hazel, TJ, James Allen, and his mom Noella

Hazel loved riding a little bike Grandma got for her.

It really was a great trip. Also, thanks to some very willing baby sitters Mike and I had three date nights! Three! In one week! It was wonderful. One night we hung out at the mall (which quickly overwhelmed me. Now I see why people from California complain about the malls here). One night we got in a short date in Disneyland after Hazel fell asleep. Grandpa and Grandma took her while we rode a few rides and watched fireworks. Finally, we took a day to go to the temple and out to lunch. It was the first time we've gone out to a sit down restaurant alone since she was born! Thanks Teri, Tony, and Jamie for babysitting!