We ♥ Sunriver

Kaya continued her jet-setting summer with another super fun vacation. Okay, so it was not so much "jet-setting" since we took the train but we had a great time. The train trip took 25 hours from Long Beach to Oregon and Kaya was an absolute angel. She hardly cried, slept soundly through the night in her carseat and made friends with all the nice old ladies.

I was a little bit worried about how she would deal with being cooped up in a confined space for that amount of time but she did fantastic! This trip was especially exciting for me because I have so many wonderful memories of my own childhood trips to Sunriver. I could not wait to share it with Shaun and Kaya. Kelsey and I hadn't been up there in the summertime for many, many years so we were really looking forward to doing all the fun things we remembered doing as kids. 

We swam in the pool (Papa even took a turn on the waterslide!). 

We picnicked at Todd Lake which was gorgeous and relaxing- wildflowers in bloom, snow-capped mountains in the distance and not another soul in sight.

We hiked through the Lava Caves. I'm not sure that Kaya really enjoyed that one but, it is so dark down there that you have to carry a lantern just to traverse the trail and the temperature was only 40 degrees underground so I couldn't really blame her for protesting a little. She was only a little bit fussy though and made it all the way to the end of the cave and back.

We rode the chair lift up to the top of Mt. Bachelor (another activity I was a bit apprehensive about, not being sure how Miss Holiday would react but she was not phased at all). She just sat on Papa's lap and seemed totally unaware of the fact that she was hundreds of feet in the air. 

We rented bicycles and a trailer for Kaya to ride in and took lots of bike rides through the meadow and all around Sunriver. 

 

Kaya's favorite part of the whole trip though, was watching Grandma Kim throw treats to Sienna. Kaya would crack up everytime Sienna jumped in the air to try to catch one. It was hysterical and the video we got of it was the best vacation souvenir I could have asked for. 

Missing Our Sis

Even though we are settling in to our new home quite nicely and enjoying the beach, we really miss living with Kelsey. Kaya may not be able to express it but I know she misses having her auntie come home from work everyday so excited to see her. Or maybe it's just me. I miss her something terrible.

Viva Mexico!

Last September, Kaya and I went to Rosarito Beach, Mexico and had a lot of fun. Except, she was swimming in my belly and I was swimming in the ocean. This year, she got to swim with me instead of inside me.

It was her first international adventure!
We drove down with Grandma Kim and Auntiebom Amy.
While we were there we got to spend time with great-Grandma & great-Grandpa and great-Uncle Kirk.
They couldn't believe how big Kaya has gotten (or how darn cute she looked in her beachwear).

We had a great room with a gorgeous view and we spent 4 days relaxing, swimming and eating. 

The girl and I had lots of fun.

Kaya's 1st Fourth of July

Kaya got all dressed up in her red, white and blue for her 1st Fourth of July.

She was very excited to see her best friend, Emilly. We all miss her so much already!
One of the best parts about living in Burbank was our next door neighbors- Nano, Raffi and Emilly. We're so sad not to have them 10 feet away at all times but we were very happy that they came to BBQ and watch fireworks with us today.
Everyone had fun. (Look! We caught Papa smiling!)
When it got dark we walked down to the beach to watch the fireworks display over the Queen Mary. Kaya fell asleep!

LBC

We have officially moved to Long Beach and we are loving it! Kaya has her cousins around to play with all the time now and Grandma & Grandpa close by, too.

We live a block and a half from the beach and we have gone there to play and take nice, long walks almost everyday since we got here.

Last weekend, Kaya and Papa even flew a kite.

Kaya loves being outside, especially people watching at the beach. The only hard part about the move is that now Kaya has to sleep in her own bedroom and she isn't too happy about that so we haven't gotten much sleep. In other news, Miss Holiday can now sit up all by herself. Go, girl.

Happy Birthday to Me!

 I turned 28 today.

We went to the Natural History Museum in downtown LA. Kaya did her best dinosaur impression.

She either wanted to play with or eat all the butterflies in the Butterfly Garden.

Afterwards, we went to Roscoe's with several of my favorite people on the planet for some yummy chicken and waffles. Kaya helped me blow out my candles. It was a very lovely birthday and I am a very lucky Mommy.

Hiking Malibu Creek

We spent Saturday afternoon hiking up Malibu Creek Canyon with Grandma Kim, Kelsey, Kirk and Amy. It's a pretty trail and it was a really nice day. Kaya loves being outdoors and seemed to have a good time. We went to the beach for her very first time afterwards but it was cold and windy and I think she was tired at that point so she wasn't too interested. We'll try again when it's warmer and when she isn't so worn out. She looked adorable in her bathing suit, though! I'm looking forward to all the fun things we will do this summer. We are moving to Long Beach in August so I'm sure there will be lots of beach days in our future.