A Busy Week!

Phew! The last several days have been a whirlwind of motion around here.... and we've loved every bit of it!

The hustle and bustle started last week with Matt's "TDY" to Anaheim. He didn't have to stay overnights there thankfully, but with the commute and conference hours, he was gone quite a bit!

Wednesday my good friend Heather arrived for a visit! She had a big exam to take here in LA and was able to spend a few extra days with us. It was so wonderful to spend some time with her again. It's been harder and harder to get together as we've gotten older, but I suppose that is all a part of growing up right? Anyway, Friday night we had burgers at Islands, saw a movie, and picked up super yummy frozen yogurt on the way home. Saturday morning was spent at the farmers market in Torrance. I love going to the farmers market! Then it was farewell as she went to spend some time with family (and Mickey!).  Heather, I had a fabulous time and hope you did too!


Saturday afternoon Don, Sandy, and Melody all arrived. Just in time for Sandy's birthday! We celebrated with yummy grilled steaks, mashed potatoes, roasted veggies, and of course, chocolate birthday cake!

On Sunday the Merritt clan (minus Madilyn and myself) went to Six Flags in Valencia. I think they had a good time. They sure were exhausted when they made it home last night :) Madilyn and I kept busy by spending the morning at the park with a new friend. The girls played chase, had lots of time swinging, blowing bubbles, and flying kites. Then we took a good long nap all afternoon!

This morning we took a beautiful drive along the coast and stopped for a little walk along the cove. It was a beautiful 64 degrees. Madi really liked tossing pebbles into the ocean with Matt and seeing all the puppies. Shortly after, we had to say goodbye to everyone as they started the drive back into Arizona.

Thanks again to all of our visitors! We had a wonderful time with each and every one of you and hope we'll see you again soon!