California Knows How to Party

My friend, Dan (who knows a lot about music), recently informed me that the lyrics for California Love , a classic Tupac and Dr. Dre hit, do indeed say "California knows how to party" and NOT "California no doubt a party" (which is what I thought). But I think either way it's a true statement!!

The week before last we found ourselves in SoCal...first up...San Diego! AND Wes' 1st ride on an airplane, he did awesome.San Diego is home to our good friend, Jane, who is still living in DC. So, we visited our other good friends, Todd & Sara and family. Their family is a joy, so full of life, love, and fun- we had the best time. Have I mentioned before that Sara was both mine and Jeff's High School English teacher? And my basketball coach? (before I quit my Senior year because I honestly couldn't handle running and conditioning anymore)Wes LOVED being around all those girls and I think Drew (the youngest) got a little possessive, she could often be heard saying "Let him be!" to her older sisters and "I want to take a bath with baby Wes!"Thank you Hansens for hosting us, we hope you'll visit in October.

We headed north for the second half of our trip...Los Angeles (Santa Monica)!

Jeff had some business to take care of so my friend Amy spent the first day with us...poolside! And when Jeff was done working we headed to the beach. Wes is a fearless beach baby and would gladly run all day straight into the surf, without help if he had his way.That night we met up with Amy's boyfriend and our other friend Cristie for dinner, it was cut short due to someone with an attitude problem...but resumed with room service dessert!Our last full day was filled with more pool time and dinner with Heather & Heath (recently engaged) at Cristie & Jerry's (getting married in September). Looks like more trips to SoCal will be in our future!

Loved seeing you ladies (and gents) and soaking in the much needed SUN!