Back in November...

This was an impromptu beach day since we had a few warm days!

The Pumpkin Patch

The weekend before Halloween I dug through the kids' clothes to find anything black and orange.  I didn't come up with much, but we got dressed with the spirit of Halloween in mind and headed to a nearby pumpkin patch. (Devin had nada to coordinate with our clothes.)  The kids LOVED it.  The kids were too distracted by the petting zoo, massive blow up slides, and John Deere kids tractors to notice the pumpkins.  

Nana & Grandpop's

A couple of weeks ago we spent the morning at my dad's parents' house.  The kids loved playing in their massive backyard and visiting with their great grandparents.

The pirate ship park

Despite the rattlesnake warnings in the surrounding bushes around the playground, we loved this park we went to on Saturday.  It was in a secluded spot and uncrowded.  We just went back there today since Devin had Columbus day off.

Fall beach day

Last weekend we headed to Balboa Island for a beach day.  Last week was unbelievably hot for the end of September.  I have never been more ready for winter!!!  With Devin in his MBA program, the kids are in heaven when he has time to play on the weekends.

Palm Springs with the Dickson family

The weekend of the 15th we went down to Palm Springs with Devin's side of the family for some quality time with them in the sun.  The first day was at Soak City and the second day we hung out at the water park at out hotel.  The hotel had watersides, a lazy river, a splash pad, pools, and a mini beach area.  Devin and I actually got to relax and lay down as we watched Colton and Brekyn play in the sand.  Whenever they got bored, we'd take them for a few laps on the lazy river in our water tubes.