California... part 6 ~ the final days

We had an absolutely wonderful time in California with the DeBoers! The tail end of our vacation was even more laid back and relaxing than the first few days were... if that's even possible... in that we didn't really go anywhere or do anything outside of the house. We decided to stay close to home and let the boys get some good naps, rather than continue running ourselves ragged chasing all over southern California. :) But we found plenty to do at home to keep everyone happy. Since it was a little chilly outside (and the adults didn't really want to sit outside and watch the boys play) we got creative and brought outside in!

Setting up the slide in the kitchen ~

Luke at the top ~

Here comes Micah ~

What a face!

As Great Grandma Phillips would say, "Whee!"

Trying a different approach to the top ~

We did get some time outside, once the sun came out and it warmed up a little bit...

All those toys lying around and Micah finds a bowl to play with

And we made one last trip to Frugos for some frozen yogurt and a few pictures of the boys... more on their shirts later :)



At the end of yet another fun-filled day, it was bath time! And what's more fun than bath time with a buddy? :) I think I was almost as wet as the boys were by the time we were done, but everyone had fun and there were no serious spills in the tub... meaning, no bumped heads or anything like that. There were plenty of spills with the water going everywhere, but what do you expect from a 19 month old and an 11 month old? :)

Luke helping Micah get that oh-so-hard-to-reach spot ~

Bubble boys ~

The next morning, we got a few more pictures taken before heading to the airport.

Grannie Jannie had sent Thanksgiving bibs for the boys, so naturally we had to get a picture of them in the bibs! :)

Matt on a gopher hunt ~

It was hard to say goodbye, but we couldn't have asked for a better vacation spent in better company! So thanks, DeBoers, for opening your home to us for the week and for making our vacation so memorable! We love you guys and miss you tons!!

Playing at the airport ~

Zonked out after a wonderful vacation ~