It has been such a busy weekend for this family! (Hence the reason it has taken me so long to blog about it.) Saturday we finally got Olivia her new high chair and we are all in LOVE with it! I think she likes it more than us, but I enjoy how easy this one is to clean. We had another one that was a hammy down and it was great, but unfortunately the cushion was starting to fall apart which made it hard to keep clean. And little miss would pick at the leather. We ended up staying at home during the day because one of Blake's friends Mark (from the Marines Reserves) was coming over. My sister stopped by with her two girl friends. She got the cutest clothes for Olivia! Now that she is 16 with a job and her own car (growing up too fast) it is cute that she likes to stop by and hang out with us. Good aunt she is! Anyways, Mark finally came over and we went to a pizza place called Vincenzo (so yummy!). Livy won a glittery tattoo, which she will not have, and a fuzzy ball. We came back home watched some football, had a couple beers and enjoyed this beautiful summer evening!
Next morning on Sunday we met up with my family that was in town from Las Vegas. I grew up with my cousins here in California and we are still extremely close with each other. It is weird that we are 'moms' now and seeing our kids play together. Her son is getting SO big! I wished we lived closer. Even though Blake and I have been to 3 different zoos in the last 6 months we all decided to go to the LA Zoo for the kids. Which both kids LOVED all the animals and of course Livy was saying "ooohhh" to all of them. The heat was killer! I'm not one to complain about the heat but something about the humidity at 95 degrees with barely any shade at the zoo, made it hard to enjoy. I think we stayed at the zoo for a total for 2 maybe 3 hours. As we were headed to the exit there was this hidden viewing place of the elephants but on a normal day I don't think the elephants would hang out at this area. It was very close to us "humans", but lucky us, there was this one elephant that didn't care we were there! It was playing in the little pound having a blast in this heat. Such a great experience to witness!
Behind the zoo there is this little train place where you can have picnics and explore all the neat older trains. Growing up my dad side brought me here a lot! It's a lot of fun and free! We packed a lunch and all of us decided to head over there to eat. Blake has never been here and his face lit up like a little boy seeing trains for the first time. He took Olivia up in the trains and explored everywhere. It was way too cute how much fun he was having with her there. We will definitely be going back in the near future now that Olivia can adventure on her own too. The second we headed back home Livy passed out in the car and so did daddy (mommy had to drive.) We all took a 3 HOUR nap when we got home and watched Frozen to end this hot summer day.
Unfortunately, Blake had to work that night and didn't get home until 6am the next morning. Poor guy! Thankfully this is his last week of working his night job. Olivia and I met my family and our out-of-state family at Corner Bakery for brunch before they took off back to Vegas. I'm so sad it was a short visit but grateful at the same time how close we all are still. My grandma, sister (auntie Boo), and I all headed to Khols for some Labor Day shopping. Grandma always spoils us and we constantly tell her to stop, but I think she loves doing it because she won't take no for an answer. I'm extremely close with my grandma. Growing up and my mom being a single mom we lived at my great grandparents house, where my grandma lived as well. With how much my mom had to work I always had them. She is planning on moving to Kentucky soon where one of my uncles lives with his two kids. I'm bittersweet but my two younger cousins out there need that time with grandma. 
Later that evening we said our good byes and headed to go pick up daddy, now that he got some sleep. Off to my in-laws we go! His parents wanted to have a celebration dinner for manly Blake and apparently me. He is starting a new job and I finished my first week of school at our local community college. (Which now I am paying for because I didn't do any reading for my class over the weekend). It's great to have both of our families in support and how excited they are for us. Between military life, adjusting to civilian life, expanding our family, finishing/starting schools we would be lost without them. I cherish and thank God every day for our families. We are truly blessed!
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