We went wine tasting, except for my friend Kristen and I, since we are both pregnant (about 3 weeks apart!). We enjoyed food and cheese tasting instead. We spent the majority of the trip hanging out in Carmel finding places to taste food and wine. Emilee really enjoyed the cheese tasting as well!
On our way back, we took Hwy 1 down the coast with our friends to enjoy the scenery. On our way down, we made stops in Big Sur, saw the elephant seals in San Simeon, and took a tour at Hearst Castle. It was a fun trip, one of many more to come in the future I'm sure. :-)
We went out to dinner at the Lazy Dog Cafe for Mother's Day, with my parents, Camille & Brendan, and grandparents. The food was wonderful, as was the company.
June found us spending Father's Day weekend visiting my grandparents in Silent Valley, Banning. It was a peaceful and wonderful visit. It was also nice having no phones to distract us (there's no cell service there). We took Emi to the baby pool in her baby floaty, which she just loved! And we spent quality time visiting with my grandparents - overall such a relaxing and wonderful Father's Day weekend!
Yesterday, my mom, sister and I took Emi to the beach for her first official beach day! We drove down to Seal Beach where we browsed the seashell shop, then set up a fun spot on the sand to soak up the sun and play in the water. Emilee was an absolute water baby! She loved walking on the wet sand, and even when a small wave knocked her on her butt in the water, she loved it! I think we have ourselves a little beach bum.
This weekend we had our trip to Iowa scheduled, but ended up making a few changes. Matthew went for the both of us, as flying pregnant with a 15 month old would have been rough, I wouldn't have been able to do much once there, and we decided we needed to save money for the next baby coming. Flying with kids can be expensive - not to mention all the luggage. We still have yet to take Emi on a plane, but I'm sure it won't be too long knowing how we travel.
As for the kids, Emilee is 15 months old today. She's now walking everywhere, she can shake her head "yes" and "no", and is just blossoming into a little toddler! Yesterday she mimicked using the phone for the first time. She's a little late with her talking, but she babbles all the time and says "mama", "dada" and "yaya". I'm excited for her to have a language growth-spurt in the near future hopefully. Talking with your children has to be one of the most exciting milestones!
Our 2nd little one will be 18 weeks along next Tuesday. I can feel the tiny kicks and am starting to finally look pregnant. It's becoming very real and very exciting! Only 5 more months to go!
Anyway, that is all for now. Looking forward to this summer! Hope everyone stays cool. :-)
