California

We headed to California on December 27.  We left our house at 5:15 a.m. and this is what the security line looked like at 6:05 a.m.  We were all the way back by the baggage claim area.



We were SURE we were going to miss our 6:50 flight, but luckily they employed a K-9 dog to walk up and down the line to sniff out anything suspicious.  Amazingly we were able to make it to our gate by 6:35 a.m. They were behind at the gate, so we ended up being just fine. (Whew!)



We loved the warm weather once we got to California.  Tyler went out and swept the sidewalk.




It was like Christmas all over again.  The kids opened presents from Carol and Brenda.





One of the Carol's presents was Build-a-Bear animals for the kids, so we headed to the mall.

The kids making their wishes, etc.



Megan with Rainbow, the unicorn, Emily with Snuggles the puppy and Tyler with Fuzzy, the Star Wars bear



Emily with Snuggles in the backpack.



Night, night!



We went to watch the movie "Ferdinand" and had to get our traditional picture out by the HUGE Christmas tree.



Enjoying the beautiful weather and playing catch.



Emily and Megan loved making these cute initial pillows that Brenda gave them for Christmas.





The final products





Tyler and Grandma playing BB8 Operation



The kids still love heading to the park whenever we're in California.  Who doesn't love soaking up some sun in the middle of winter?

Emily



Tyler



Megan





We loved visiting Grandma in California!