here comes the sun...

after a week of nonstop, pounding rain, thunder, and lightening,
we finally got a reprieve.
the sun came out!

our dear friends kim & jeremy came up from san diego with their boys eli & amos
to hang out with us friday & saturday,
so we all headed down to the beach near matt's parents
to walk,
soak up the sunshine,
watch the waves, play in the sand,
and enjoy the fresh air.

post beach, we stopped at my personal favorite eatery in ventura.
(well, it is tied with johnny's-best tacos, chips & burritos, i swear.)
the very authentic, high-class cheesesteak & hoagie shop.
i am proud to report that my daughter apparently loves cheesesteaks.
a girl after her mama's heart.

ventura's pier

(post-cheesesteak/french fry foodfest, three kids in dire need of naps)

laughter on the swings

jeremy & little amos

kim & i
(i love our friends.
friends who live too far away,
but who have been there for us on some of our hardest days.
they are the kind of friends who can just sit with us and say nothing,
but whom i can stay up until ungodly hours talking about everything and nothing with.
kim & i are kind of experts in talking at all hours, actually,
while our significant husbands much prefer sleep.)

someday these two will be sweethearts.
i swear.
they like to snuggle.
(unless little brother amos swoops in and charms her with those big blue eyes)
or maybe eli just looks adoringly at all the girls like he does at my daughter.

what could be better than a playground on the beach?
amos & little m rocked some significant swing time.

the best of our attempted dual-family photos

little m vetoed her stroller so she could walk hand in hand with her grandparents

matt steals a few minutes of peace in the midst of the hubbub of our two crazy families

hope your weekend is dry & sunny!