The past 6 weeks...

OK! I've definitely dropped the ball on this blog! Things have been really busy...but I'm gonna write a long post to try and update everyone. ;)

The end of October we went back to Virginia for my brother, Duke's, wedding. It was awesome to spend time with family and see friends again...and all just in time for the beautiful fall leaves! Christopher was so great on the flights (there were 4 of them in all)! Jason came for several days surrounding the wedding, but Christopher and I were on the east coast for almost 2 weeks. We had great visits with so many people! In the end though, Christopher and I were very happy to return home to find a handsome Daddy waiting for us.

The day after we returned from the east coast, Jason took me out to the Cliff House. It is an awesome place for a romantic dinner! We took Christopher...and he wasn't too interested in sitting still as soon as our food was brought ( go figure ) so Jason and I took turns eating and walking him around. It was awesome though! Then we headed over to St. Dominic's for the Sunday night Candle Mass. It was the perfect way to end a perfect date!

After our return from the East Coast, I joined 24 Hour Fitness in Pacifica. It has been so awesome to go to the gym every day! It was something I definitely needed and it's been really good for Jason to have some quality Daddy only time with Christopher. Working out has helped me stay more positive. :)

Jason has taken up surfing!!! He really enjoys putting on a wetsuit and heading out to ride the waves. I will probably have him teach me in February...after I've finished getting off the rest of the weight from Christopher's pregnancy. :) Here is a picture of the beach where Jason surfs...LindaMar Beach, which is only several miles down the coast from our house.


My friend Shellie and her daughter, Callie, came out from Virginia for Thanksgiving! It was so awesome to spend time with them...showing them around our new life! On Thanksgiving Tuesday we went to LindaMar beach to watch Jason surf while eating Round Table Pizza (the best pizza ever). Callie, who is 8, and I ended up having a water fight! It was SO much fun!

On Thanksgiving Wednesday we went to the Bouldin Sour Dough Bread Factory for lunch and then spent the evening at Fisherman's warf. We had such an awesome time and Christopher was so good! :) I will post a few pictures on the next post.

Thanksgiving Day was so beautiful! Shellie, Callie, Jason, Christopher and I went to Chit Chat Cafe - a cafe on the end of the pier here in Pacifica - for some morning coffee and then took a wonderful walk on the beach. We arrived back home to find glorious smells of roasted turkey! After having an awesome dinner, Jason, Christopher and I went over to Jason's grandmother's house for dessert. Jason's parents, sister, brother and brother-in-law were all there for the holiday as well! It was an awesome day...full of wonderful things to be thankful for.

On Thanksgiving Friday Shellie, Callie, Christopher and I went to the SF Zoo. It was so amazing to see all the animals. It's a huge zoo, but very clean and beautiful to look at. The landscaping was amazing! After the Zoo I dropped Shellie and Callie off at the airport...and Christopher and I headed home for a nap. :)

Thanksgiving Saturday we went with Jason's family to visit his other Grandmother in Nevada. I'll post a picture in the next post of our visit. Now Christopher has met all three sets of his Great Grandparents! Jason's grandmother, Grandmarie, has a beautiful Catholic home! It was so wonderful to visit with family. There were allot of good laughs...many stories...memories... Jessica was there and is just barely starting to show...she is now 12 weeks pregnant!

The weather out here has been SO beautiful!!! November is definitely the most beautiful month so far in Pacifica. It's not very foggy and many days are clear blue skies with warm sun and light breeze! Yesterday we had a picnic on the beach...Yeah, that's right! We had a picnic on the beach in DECEMBER!!! Awesome! Here is a picture of the Pacifica Beach.

Christopher has been doing very well lately. He's very quickly learning to sit up...get on his hands and knees...and he's cut his first tooth!!! He's such a joyful baby and really enjoys play time with Mommy and Daddy. He's a nature boy...and loves laying on the deck watching the chimes and trees blow in the wind. His sleeping at night is still limited...guess he takes after his father!

I can't believe Christmas is only 3 weeks away! And advent just started! Oh, where does the time go! Our Church gave out some wonderful Advent materials. One is a little book that is full of daily preparation for Christmas. It goes into allot of the history of the key days leading up to Christmas. We are really enjoying the Dominicans!

On Saturday night we went to a Pro-life party in the city! It was awesome to meet wonderful people out here! It's the first event we've been to and we really enjoyed ourselves.

Anyways...enough ramblings for today. I'll get some pictures up shortly!