THANKSGIVING IN UTAH


Gracey could hardly wait to see "Grammy and Papa from Utah" She waited patiently for hours.
Unfortunately, we got stuck most of the day in the airport waiting for our plane. The best part was once we boarded, the pilot couldn't remember where he had just flown from because it had been " a long day". Awesome.

Beckham made some friends in the airport

All smiles. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving week. We love getting spoiled, eating yummy food and spending time together.

We got to see a lot of this little lady. We love her sweet voice and Gracey wanted Linny there every moment of the day.

Darling Linny


Gearing up for the frigid outside.

Despite the cold temps, we still ate some delicious gelato at Costco.



Linny loves stuffed animals.

We spent Sunday with our good friends The Kennedy's. Gracey and Amelia loved playing dress up together and sneaking caramels. We are always grateful to catch up with some of our favorite people.

San Luis Obispo Law Firm sign was hung today. We are now official!

Rob has been in San Luis Obispo the last few days. We are missing him, but these two are keeping me entertained. Gracey puts on her Tiana costume daily, loves to practice writing her letters and numbers and looks forward to playing with cousins and Abby and Charlie. She will stop intermittently throughout her day to give me a kiss and say " I love you mom"
She picked out Tropical Carrot juice from Trader Joes for her preschools' Thanksgiving feast tomorrow. Yes, I love this girl. She will do anything for a treat and going to the gas station with dad is still at the top of her list of favorite things to do.
I have pretty much accepted the fact that Gracey doesn't like breakfast foods. Common breakfast requests are curry, fish, ravioli's. It's pretty crazy, but I'm done being a pancake pusher. When Gracey grows up, she wants to be a "runner" and a "painter" just like her mom and is going to marry Beckham when he is "taller" than her.




This little boy is talking. I forgot how fun this stage of exploring vocabulary can be. Beckham can count to five, will tell me he is "happy" and loves to read books about animals. He plays make believe with Gracey and likes to be outside. He thinks that when Rob goes to "work" he is going surfing. (Because he always has surfboards in his truck.) As Rob is leaving he will say "Daddy, work, urfing, urfboard" Love it. This boy doesn't sleep much and is always into something, breaking/destroying something, dangerously climbing and jumping.
Some how, come bed time, all that energy turns off. He snuggles up close, sings to me in the sweetest voice, leans in for kisses and bats his dark long lashes at me. Every night I feel myself cherishing these sweet, quiet moments and falling deeper in love with this boy.

I snapped these pics the other evening with my iphone. While Leanne went to watch Ryan in trial, we got to spend an evening with Abby and Charlie. We had such a fun evening running in the waves and watching the sky light up in amazing shades of pinks. The girls loved their bubble bath followed by pizza and ice cream. Thankfully, the girls Izuzu pet has come back to life after Beckham decided it needed a bubble bath as well.


This is one of the many reasons I love living in Oceanside... a warm beach evening in November.

Trick-or-Treat


Princess Tiana and "Koda"








Trunk-r-Treat

Cousins

Sweetness


Love that tail

Halloween Party
Garrett and Whitney invited us to their annual family Halloween Party. Whitney made a fabulous dinner and my personal favorite, Pumpkin cookies.

Beckham's new book


Our sweet Aunt Whitney made the kids special Halloween bags filled with all kinds of goodies.





Brothers' focused on football


Goodbyes

Central Coast



Beckham loves his Papa. He follows my dad everywhere and when he can't see him, he starts yelling "papa, papa". On this trip, he also gave my mom the name "meme". I think Grammy likes that Beckham has his own name for her.

I Love my running trails here. There are deer amidst the trees and we even made a few fox sightings.

Cure for a rainy day

{Love}

I captured this sweet moment today at church.
Gracey took Beckham's hand and led him to the nursery for the first time.


Gracey gave me the play by play. It went something like this...
-We rode on the train together
-We colored pictures of happy people
-I helped Beckham sit in his big boy chair.
-I let him dip his fishies in my water.
-I helped him hold his cup so he wouldn't spill.
-I borrowed some of Beckham's marshmallows from the Lucky charms at snack time.
-We chased bubbles and sang songs.
Over the last few weeks Gracey has decided she wants to be a "big sister". I couldn't be happier that the sibling drama has subsided.

We have been home maybe 2 weeks total in the last 3 months. My sweet Beckham happened to be in my parents ward for his first nursery experience. I am grateful Gracey was such a loving sister today and showed Beckham the ropes, even in an unfamiliar nursery.

It's true! These 2 hard working boys have expanded to The Central Coast!
Harris May Injury Lawyers - a premier personal injury firm - is based in San Luis Obispo with an office in Santa Maria.

Changes are coming to our family in the upcoming months. We will be moving from our beloved Oceanside to San Luis Obispo. We have found a house that we have fallen in love with and I have spent many hours mapping out my new life. I have located all things of importance.... the local Jazzercise and Gym, Costco, Trader Joes and thank goodness a Target is coming soon.

As college students, Rob and I were so busy with school and work that we didn't get to enjoy this gem of a town as much as we should have. I am excited to explore the running and bike trails of this beautiful area, shop at the organic markets and surf at one of my favorite spots, the reefs of Silver Shole's.

I couldn't be more excited for Rob and this amazing opportunity. Here's to new adventures!

Check out the new website!

http://www.harrismay.com

Daddy-Daughter Night at Preschool


These two are having a special date at school. Gracey was so excited to introduce her new friend Zoey, to her daddy.


I'm not sure how it never crossed my mind, that this special evening could be Gracey's worst nightmare; A classroom full of strange men (daddy's) .
Gracey was much happier at the after party. (the gas station run) Although, even Sugarbabies and Icee's couldn't take her mind off how "scary and mean" all the dad's were.
I can remember Gracey being 6 months old, and bursting into tears as a male checker at Costco tried to make her laugh. Now that Gracey is a little girl, I can appreciate her awareness for strangers. I think the next Daddy-Daughter date will be with just Gracey and Rob :)

EL SALVADOR




Las Flores is our favorite get-a-way spot. We come every year and it always lives up to our expectations. The grounds are gorgeous and the weather is perfect. We always eat well, surf, read, do yoga and beach runs, drink diet coke by the pool and my personal favorite... get out of bed when ever I please!!!

Our guys bringing in the surf boat.

Serenaded by a mariachi band our first evening. This guy was sweeet!


Coco Loco night. The guys decided to stick with their Diet Coke :)


Sarge, Phil and Derek. The 3 Amigo's.
Unfortunately the lovely ladies that belong to these studs were unable to make the trip this year. Girls...don't you know we plan babies around vacations??? We missed you!

Delicious Seafood.


It is always a treat to have some quiet time together.

We love these two. We have been taking trips together for the last 7 years.


Surf check from our room. Loved surfing in warm water and wished I could rip like the little local boys.

Here's to another fun vacation!

In addition to attending my brother's wedding reception, Rob and Ryan searched every square mile of the Central Coast in search of the perfect location for their new Law Firm. One of the stops we made was at "The Rock" in Morro Bay. (A popular surf location)


Abby loves to carry Beckham around.

Our solution to unruly children.


We stayed at The Cliffs, in a quaint beach town called Shell Beach. It is lined with rugged cliffs, sea lions and views of uninhabited coast line.

This was the view from our hotel room. While Rob and Ryan were in appointments and looking at real estate, Leanne and I enjoyed watching the kids eat mountains of whip cream on their waffles, swim and play make believe in the pool and do creative projects at the hotel's kids club. This turned into a busy weekend for both of our families and the start of many central coast trips in the coming months.