Stop by the beach?

Happy hump day to you,

The 4 Webbs are hoping to stop by for a visit with Kendra's aunt and uncle on our way back to AZ in a couple of weeks. Robin and Gordon live close to the beach on the central coast of Cali and we are planning a few days of a detour on our way home! We took a trip last year to visit them for our anniversary before we were the "4 webbs". We loved their hospitality and willingness to show us around town and include us in the family events. An expectation of our time there is to get Easton and Layla out to the beach for their first time ever. One of my favorite pictures of all times is below, which shows me and my nephew, Eli, looking out over the ocean in L.A. when Joanie and John lived close to the beach.

I'm taking the entire week off work for vacation so we'll take our time leisurely driving back to AZ. After all, it's still 82 degrees for the night time LOWS so what's the hurry to get back?

Last night we drove up to Grandma and Grandpa Burgess' house for a great dinner and special time together. We were honored to have them all to ourselves for the evening! During the past few gatherings there were many other family members around. Don't get me wrong, it's always fun to have lots of family together, but it was extra special to have their full attention and time with Easton and Layla. Grandma made her famous lasagna and it sounds like that is something reserved for special occasions and often requested from those who've tasted her secret recipe.

Logan and his girlfriend, Bree came by tonight along with Oma and Opa Burgess so it was an unplanned family reunion here at GGs! The big occasion??? Kendra had "minor surgery" today so everyone came by to help out with babies, have dinner, and make sure Kendra was doing well. It's no big deal and she's been through it before so it just means a couple of days to heal and she'll be back to normal. OK, so back to the topic of Bree being here... She took a few short video clips last week and posted them to you tube! I forget which one, but Layla takes the opportunity to spit-up on me right on queue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl9hMXXGlKg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2yyIifcyPs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuCAffdXJB4

This afternoon I was doing my best to entertain Easton and Layla at the same time and happened to catch both of them with great, big, happy faces! Unfortunately, it wasn't in the SAME photo, but what can I do... Here's Easton's big open-mouth laughter pose. Layla was chuckling here too, but you can't tell because her latest move is to shove her whole hand in her mouth.

and this picture of Layla will probably end up in her senior year book if I have anything to do with it. :) I really like her little summer outfit with the pink shorts that have a frilly butt.

We had a fun time today while Kendra went to the doctor and some good bonding, although I feel so bad because Kendra is in quite a bit of pain. On a happier note, I heard from Joanie and baby Daphne is doing much better now that she's hydrated and on a strict diet. Not sure if she's home yet, but it looks like she'll be ready soon if not there already.

Time to go catch up on the olympics.