Monday, September 3, 2012

Laboring? Not so much...

We just got back for our annual anniversary / Labor Day Palm springs weekend getaway. SO.MUCH.FUN. My parents closed escrow (on our anniversary!) on a new home in the desert, and we got to help them settle in. It's gorgeous, really, an incredible oasis (Dusk may or may not have had to pry me kicking and screaming away from the pool, and I may or may not have been negotiating with him for as much extra time as possible...)

We had an absolute blast. 

We played hard...
And slept even harder...
We took our obligatory "oh my gosh, look how much our baby has grown" pic that we take of Sierra every year...
We had a surprise playdate/swim night with one of Sierra's best friends from preschool, Riley (and her whole awesome family, who we may or may not have a little bit of a family crush on), who just happened to be in Palm Springs at the same time as us...
We checked out our baby's heart...
Thankfully, it was AOK...
We got REALLY good grub...
We got to spend a few minutes with our cousins (and by a few, I mean, literally, a few - they showed up today and we were both there for maybe an hour before we loaded out and they loaded in for a few days)...
I mean, c'mon, could these girlies BE any cuter?!?
And we took an obligatory family picture (very obligatory this year, as my brother's family is moving to OHIO at the end of the month, so this was the last time we'd all be together for awhile! A big YAY for them, but a big BOO for us!). 

I never know which is my favorite...the outtakes from the attempts at a family pic...
Or the final, successful result.
 All in all, it was a wonderful, mostly relaxing (ok, completely relaxing if you ignore the tummy bug Bodie caught and the newfound attempts at "swimming" he embraced all weekend) getaway - the perfect rest before school starts and Fall gets into full swing!
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3 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing!! Wonderful memories!

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  2. Great update. Looks like you all had a wonderful time!!

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  3. What a great family pic! Kinda reminds me of all the cousins at Thanksgiving in St. Pete!
    The Gerrish's are looking good!

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