Our weekend

We all had a wonderful weekend 

It was just what we needed, a little time away

with just the four of us

We headed down to Monterey on Saturday

upon checking into the hotel, we were given chocolate chip cookies

as you can see, Ben very much enjoyed his

we were also given a treasure map to guide us on our own hunt for treasure

Ben is studying it carefully

He's ready to starts searching for that gold

but first we walked over to fisherman's wharf

the boys liked looking out at the water

we were trying to figure out how they got that cover on such a huge boat

if Drew's around, these two can be found together

looking at the sea lions 

next time you see Ben, ask him to show you his sea lion impersonation

Jack wasn't too happy that he had to stay in the stroller

when we set him free, he ran off

how could you not love this face?

I'm telling you, he was constantly running off

we took turns chasing after him

but we didn't mind since he was having so much fun

loving each other at dinner

Jack woke us up at 6am on Sunday

so we got an early start to the day and played at the Denis the Menace Park

no words needed for this one

this park is huge and Ben and Jack had so much fun exploring it

right after I took this one, Jack slipped and landed on his backside

didn't phase him and he got right back up 

I love that he is old enough to stop and pose for pictures now

still having a great time

once we got back to the room, Jack opened up the drawer and climbed in

after checking out, we headed up the coast to Santa Cruz

we met Pam and Jim (my aunt and uncle who live in Colorado) for lunch

it was great catching up with them and I know they loved seeing the boys

to end our time there, we went to the beach

it was Jack's first time in the sand and water

both Ben and Jack loved chasing the waves

they would have stayed there all day playing if they could

seriously???

Jack enjoyed walking over to other people on the beach and going through their bags

after the beach it was time to head home

it was a great weekend and we enjoyed all the time we had together

I can't help but love my family more than anything :)