Cali Time

Last week HC and I had a surprise visit out to Cali. Dad's gallbladder decided to stop working, so he had emergency surgery 1/26. All seemed to go well, but afterwards he lost some mobility, and since it seemed like it was going to be a long recovery Hadleigh decided that we needed to go out to help Nana Patti and to cheer up Papa Froggy.

We had a great flight out there with an extra seat so that we could carry-on HC's carseat. She even had a good nap on the plane and was quiet the whole ride home from the airport. Here is a pic of her with her wings. God bless everyone out there who has ever helped a mom with a young child who is traveling alone. It is quite a feat getting through security and carrying everything onboard the plane, etc.

By the time we arrived Dad was home from the hospital and able to do some things on his own, but we spent the week cooking up some good food, like a huge pot of sloppy joes. I helped clean and organize a little so that Mom wasn't so behind and we just had fun hanging out.

While there HC decided it was time to pull herself up to standing, and impress Papa and Nana with her tricks.

Over the weekend Uncle Chris and Aunt Rubie drove up from the dessert to visit. HC just loves her Rubie and her Chris. We took her down to the park and she enjoyed playing in the swings, on the slide, and especially in the sand.

While out in Cali we also got to see Auntie Erica, and Sar and Annie, and Em. Unfortunately I only have a pick of Auntie Erica.

We made it home safely over this past weekend and are glad to be home with Dave.