Le blog de Meaghan: wood family

We left Christmas day to drive out to California for Mason's family get together with all his cousins and Aunts and Uncles. We stopped half way in Mesquite, NV for the night and then drove the rest of the way to Orange county where we spent the night in a hotel. Mason got to have a jam session with his old drummer Vega out there and then we headed south to Coronado for the family party. Mason's parents were already out in California for Christmas so we met up with them when we got there. We got to stay on the army base there because Mason's Grandpa is a veteran. It was so nice and right on the beach. We stayed the night and the next day was the family party. It was so nice to see everyone and visit. We stayed one more night and then headed North to Livermore, CA to see my sister.

We spent New years with my sister and her family, it was so fun to see my big sister pregnant at the same time as me. I helped her a little bit to get ready for her baby. Her kids played so great with Max and Jack we were so sad to leave.

The beach in December!

Mason's cousin's baby, Rebecca

Jack, always with Grandpa

Playground on the beach

At Aunt Becky's and uncle Shane's!

Sweet Analynn loving Jack.

And poor Jack scraped up his nose tripping in his sandals in a parking lot

Pregnant sisters!

Jonah

Isaiah

Analynn

New Years Eve

New Years day

On the road home...

This last weekend Mason and I had the chance to go to my sister, Becky's in Northern California. My dad was kind enough to buy us both plane tickets. I flew up early Thursday morning with Max. I thought Max would be good because it was an early flight and he is always so happy in the morning. But I think because he woke up at 5am and didn't get his morning nap he was overly tired. So the plane ride up was not very fun, he cried the entire time. Luckily everyone was so sweet on the plane and told me how brave I was, lol. As soon as we were off the plane Max fell asleep in his stroller.

My sister, Emily, and her boyfriend, Colin, already had arrived the night before from Utah (they drove). Thursday night my mom, brothers Josh and Ben, and Ben's girlfriend Meggie, joined us from Utah also.

So it was a full house with my whole family which can get pretty crazy especially with my two nephews, Jonah and Isaiah, and my niece Analynn(all Becky and Shane's kids). Max was a little out of his element but he did good and loved his aunt Emily and aunt Becky. Thursday we all just hung out I went with Becky to surprise Jonah to pick him up at school.

Friday I got to go with my mom and Becky to Isaiah's preschool Pumpkin Patch day, which was so fun. Then Becky's friend Liz took Isaiah to her house to play and my mom, Becky, and I went with Max and Analynn to go out for lunch. We went to a cute restaurant called The Farmer, I got a yummy Avocado Tuna melt...mmmm. Then we just all hung out until it was time to go pick up Mason from the airport that night. Max was so happy to see his daddy, it was the cutest thing.

That night poor Max had tooth pains from teething (his top two side teeth are coming in). So we got very little sleep. The next morning we all headed out along with Becky's friend Liz and her husband and three kids, to the Muir Woods. When we got there parking was horrible but we scored a spot right in the main parking lot then the others just had to park down the road a bit. It was colder then we expected but it turned out to be fine. We enjoyed a yummy lunch we brought and then walked through the woods. It is so beautiful there I love it. Max seemed to be enjoying himself even though he was so tired from the night before.

After the Muir Woods we had a combined Birthday party for Jonah, Isaiah, & Analynn. Because Analynn's Birthday is October 23rd and Jonah's is October 28th and because Isaiah gets left out because his is February 10th. So it was crazy fun. And my best friend Kaitlin who is going to school in San Francisco was kind enough to take BART all the way out to come and see Me and Emily. I loved seeing her even though I wish we had more time to just talk and visit.

Then Sunday came and Everyone left really early to drive back to Utah except us and my dad. Because my dad flew back to Canada on Monday. Mase and I said goodbye and my dad drove us to the airport in the cold and rain. The plane ride home was so much better then the one there. Max was so happy and cute.

I had such a fun time with my family and hope we can all see each other again soon, we do not get together nearly enough. I love you guys!!

Now for a lot of pictures...

Analynn loved having Max there, she was so cute with him.