From VA to CA and Everything Inbetween

Has it really been 3 weeks since the movers packed our home in Virginia? How time has flown by. (*Actually now 4 weeks because it's taken me a week just to publish this post.)

We drove across the country in four days. First we drove for 3 days straight with hail storms and sunshine.

We also had some fun stops along the way like the Grand Ole Opry.

Sergio toured the Gibson factory while Hannah and I took a carriage ride in downtown Memphis.

We randomly stopped at the Route 66 museum in Elk, Oklahoma.

What is a tot to do on the road?

After day 3 we stopped in Santa Fe, NM to spend time with some of Sergio's family for 3 days. We had a wonderful time. Hannah adores her Auntie Emily and her pink room. She also got her first big scrape from falling off a bike. She did cry, but only because she wanted to get back on the bike. Daddy doctored her up while she sat on the bike.

From Santa Fe, we drove a straight shot to Hemet, Ca to my parent's home.

Our first sunset over the Mojave Desert back in our golden state.

Then we went to Carlsbad the next day to sign our lease. The landlord was still remodeling it, so it was another week before we could move in.

In the interim we celebrated Easter with my family, Sergio started work, and I started planning Hannah's birthday. The Matrix got new brakes, tires, and an oil change. We also attended my niece's birthday party. I loved watching my niece play with Hannah. Hannah adores older girls.

Our belongings arrived on the 2nd. Unpacking is coming along. We're at the point where we need some new furniture and organizational items, before I can finish unpacking. Better to leave things in a box where a 2 year old can't get to them, than just have them piled in a corner.

Saturday was Hannah's 2nd birthday party. The theme was shoes because the kid loves shoes. The colors were hot pink, aqua, and white.

We still need to take her 2 year old pictures. She was very shy at the party so it was hard to get a birthday picture of her in her birthday dress and hat. Instead we are going to do a photo shoot of her at the beach. I'd love to get her on the shore with balloons in hand, but not sure if we can make that happen. We'll see.

Then we had a wonderful Mother's Day. The day started with breakfast in bed. In the afternoon we went to Cardiff Beach and walked around Encinitas. Then ended the day with a barbecue at my parents' house.