Becky's birthday

Here are a couple pictures of Becky eating her birthday cake. As you can imagine, I took more than just these two pictures. If you want to look at all of them from her birthday, check it out on Shutterfly (aljosjohnson.shutterfly.com) I created another album. The party was a great success. Becky wasn't sure about opening the presents, but there were a lot of people just sitting around looking at her. You can't really blame her for being a little shy. There were 27 guests in our home! It's nice to be so loved, isn't it?

I just can't believe her party has come and gone. (what's more is that it's been a week and I'm just now having time to post!) I think our holiday rush is going to be starting on November 10 every year instead of Thanksgiving! At least Becky will always get plenty of presents this time of year!

It was just so much fun in California, I had to post more pictures. There was record-breaking weather while we were there. Temperatures were in the 90s! Good thing we packed a few pairs of shorts :) It was so wonderful to be able to spend time with family we don't get to see very often and to just hang out on vacation. The only way it could have been any better would have been if Al could have joined us, but I think he missed us enough that he'll be sure he gets to go with us next time! Thanks Heidi, Brian, Jacey, and Luke for opening your home up to us. We had a wonderful time. It was great to see you Janet, Tom, Allison, and Shane. Can't wait until the next time we can see you all again!

Here is a pic of Heidi and me and one of Jacey, Becky, and Luke in a car at Disneyland. The three of them had so much fun. Jacey and Luke were pretty excited to play with Becky and only got upset a couple times when she put their toys in her mouth. I'm sure they'll both be great siblings to their new baby brother or sister!

Thought I had also better add (for those of you wondering) that Becky did wonderful flying on the airplane. She slept most of the time. She was very good while we were in Mission Viejo, too. She was a little clingy and often cried if I wasn't right there and didn't want anyone else to hold her until the last day, but otherwise, everything was great. I think she missed her Daddy something terrible and her crib too. She sure had a big smile and kiss for Al when she saw him though. Should have had my camera out and ready. Oh well. Maybe next time!

Laguna Beach

Here we are at Laguna Beach. Becky wasn't crazy about the sand or the water. She was content just to be held by me and take everything in. I think she was also getting pretty homesick, as it was our last day.

Be sure to check out my Shutterfly album to see more pics of our trip. I took a few. These are just some that my cousin took and gave me so I could just enjoy vacation without having to snap pictures all the time. Thanks, Heidi!

Disneyland

Here are a couple pics of Becky and I at Disneyland. She had a wonderful time. She really liked Minnie Mouse. She seemed to be all smiles with the rides too. What great weather we had!