rock and roll

Greetings folks!

It was a bitter sweet day yesterday as we said, "good bye" to all of the NorCal family and safely journeyed down to Pismo Beach where we are spending a few days vacationing by spending time with kendra's aunt Robin and uncle Gordon.

We are very grateful to GG for opening her house for us to completely take over and turn into baby-land for so many weeks. She helped more than I can even attempt to write about here in the blog. Layla and Easton loved seeing her cheery smile every day and hearing her never ending collection of favorite songs as she sang to them. Kendra picked up a few songs along the way so now she's building her own hit list of songs the babies enjoy. Even thought the babies won't remember the trip and time we spent there, I know the experience was very positive for them and pictures like this one below show what Great Grandma is all about.

Last night Oma and Opa came over to spend one last evening together and Opa appears happy in this next picture as he played one last round of "peek-a-boo" with the laughing twins. However, after spending almost 10 weeks straight (6 weeks in AZ and 4 weeks in CA) he was sad to spend the next few months away from the 4 Webbs.


Yesterday morning we packed up early and were ready for the long drive South. We loaded up the twins with one last feeding of mashed-up veggies. I wanted to get one last picture of GG and uncle Casey with the twins before leaving.

After watching the babies play around on the floor together it is obvious at this point in their life that Layla is rock and Easton is roll. Layla gets up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth with such energy while Easton rolls around from toy to toy. It'll be impossible to get a single video with the rocker and roller both doing what they do best, so I decided this picture is sufficient to show how Layla is merrily crawling around into and onto whatever she likes.



The drive was safe and uneventful so thank you to everyone who prayed for our traveling and let us know you are thinking of us. Last night we did absolutely nothing and it was everything I hoped it would be. Talking with Robin and Gordon over an awesome home cooked dinner while overlooking the ocean was exactly what we had in mind for our first evening there. Not to make anyone jealous, but here's the view from their deck. You can see the long blue line across the middle that goes all the way from one side of the view to the other... Yeah, that's the ocean...

I never claimed to be a great photographer so you're wasting time if you try to tell me about the land-to-water ratio. some people use the limitations of their camera as and excuse for why a certain picture didn't turn out right. I, on the other hand, give all the credit to my little point and shoot Canon for whatever good comes from the blog photos. :) Which brings me to my "deep thoughts moment" of the day. Can you remember when someone asked a photographer how a picture turned out and they responded with: "Who knows??? I'll let you know it TWO WEEKS (or whenever the roll of film is fully used) after they get developed!" God, I don't miss 35 mm film... may it rest in peace forever.

Anyway, we woke up this morning and it was all I could do to keep Kendra in the house and away from the beach through breakfast. After everyone was well fed and napped and dressed and packed (2 hours later), we made it to the beach. Ahhhhh, the most favorite of favorite places for Kendra and I.... the beach!

Easton and Layla had on little jumpsuits to keep them warm because there was a slight breeze and a good layer of fog. We were able to test the Chariot jogger's abilities by pushing it along the path down to the edge of the ocean and then along the hard-packed sand.


I'm not sure what adventures the next few days have in store, but rest assured i'll do my best to capture them with pictures and share the excitement.

Take care and have a great evening!