We're fresh back from a wonderful weekend in Laguna at Tely & Joe's treehouse!
We spent the day on the beach making sand pools, eating yummy snacks, walking the tide pools, sipping sangria, blowing bubbles & enjoying the 4th. I even spotted Kevin Bacon as he strolled hand in hand with his wife Kara Sedgwick, they strolled right along the shore where Milo and I were building a sand castle they were smiling right at my little man. Kinda cool...... huh! We were on a beautiful semi private beach in laguna..... of course a celebrity couple would grace us with their presence.....right?
After a wonderful day on the shore we headed up the hill to the house. I have to tell you what a little trooper Milo was. He played all day and missed his regular nap time so on the way up the hill from the beach at about 4pm he was riding on Lorin's shoulders only wearing a towel and his hat and he fell asleep. When we got back to the house Milo took a nice peaceful nap in the loft office and we all got ready for the guests to arrive. A few close friends spent the evening with us and Milo enjoyed the party when he got up from his nap.
At 9pm we walked down to the end of the street where we were able to watch the fireworks from Laguna, Dana Point, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Aliso Viejo & off some boats way out in the ocean. It was literally the best seat in the house cause you could see everything but not be down in the crowds and chaos. Milo sorta enjoyed the fireworks although he's been a little traumatized by a loud one that Daddy set off the night before...... oops! After the Fireworks we all headed back to the house to say good bye to visitors and hit the hay under the stars. The windows in the living room where Lorin and I slept are so big and you could see the big huge bright moon, stars and a very bright planet (venus I think) shining down on us. Milo slept in his pack n play right next to us and bling bling slept curled at our feet after she snugged with Tely & Joe for a little while of course. All was peaceful and happy. Can you tell I had a wonderful time? but wait there's more.............
Something I had been looking forward to was waking up in the morning and drinking coffee on the deck. There's just so much nature around the house it feels like vacation. Milo & I were up with the sun at 6:30 we tried to be quiet but we got Tely up and went for a stroll around the neighborhood with Bling Bling. Came back to the house for breakfast. Then I got a call from Nana & Papa who said they were on a coast ride and wanted to meet us in Laguna. We sent them up the hill to the house where they got to hang out and enjoy the beauty. It was perfect. Tely & Joe are such awesome hosts. What a way to celebrate the 4th. Family, Friends & Freedom. God bless the USA! Now I'm home and the boys are napping. I'm feeling kinda blessed.
loads of fun was had at milo's endless summer 2nd bday party! the party was full of his grandparents, family & buddies! what more could he ask for? can't believe our little man is 2. i wonder how many more times in my life i'm gonna say, "i can't believe?" it's amazing how fast your life changes and you can't even remember what life was like before. 2 years! wow!
