California Trip

Bryan has had to travel for work a lot lately.  This year he's been to Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Ohio, and California many times.  (Luckily he was able to get out of a 2-week trip to Louisiana...)  Anyway, we figured that I should go with him one of these times!  So last weekend we took Tess & Miles to Papa's house to enjoy playing with cousins, and Bree & I tagged along for Bryan's trip to LA.  We didn't do any theme parks because we didn't have the older kids and Bree certainly doesn't care about Disney-anything.  It was so much fun to just be with Bryan for a few days.  Bree takes work and attention, certainly, but not the same kind of attention as the 2 older kids.  (Keeping them entertained and breaking up arguments is a full-time job!...)  So it was lovely to relax, sleep in, eat out, walk on the beach, etc. 

 Here we are, walking in the waves by Santa Monica Pier, enjoying the beautiful sea air.  (That's Bree...way behind us...neglected in her stroller...oops!)

 She was OK though, peeking out from under her blankie...

Here she is, chillin' in the hotel room.  We had a 2-room suite, which was great for Bree because we could put her to bed in a separate, dark, quiet room and we could still be in the other room.

 We went to the LA County Museum of Art, which I loved.  They had some really cool exhibits; my favorite was the Picasso exhibit.  From where I'm standing in this picture, you could see the Hollywood sign way behind me.  It doesn't really show up...but it's there!

 Here we are at Huntington Beach Pier at sunset.  Beautiful!

Bree wasn't too interested in most of our sight-seeing...but I figured that I had to at least dip her toes in the ocean!  Right as Bryan took this picture, a big wave came in and soaked the back of my shorts...

Anyway, it was a really great trip!