Fun in California!

In early February Eric, Owen and I headed out to California for a week of fun! Well Owen and I had fun, Eric had a conference for half the week down in San Diego while we hung out in Fallbrook with Mimi and Papa.

Owen and I enjoying the sunny 70s while Texas was in the single digits!

I love this picture - it totally illustrates his personality.

Owen had two big experiences while we were in California...

Hanging out on the beach!

Waiting for the waves ...

The beach is fun!

Owen, Mimi and I went to the beach in Oceanside. We had such a good time and Owen let Mimi hold his hands and "walk" down to the water. He wasn't scared of the waves at all and really liked crawling on the sand.

The next day we went down to Coronado Island to meet Eric for lunch. There's a great beach there as well so of course we had to check it out. :-)

Owen LOVED the sand - until he tried to eat it...

Papa giving O a ride.

Hotel Del in the background ...

The other big event on our trip was an early birthday party with our California family!

Uncle Marc, Aunt Becky, Aunt Jen, Brynn and great grandma Oslund were all able to join us.

Ready to party

Now what is this ...

Total destruction accomplished!

Owen actually didn't eat much of the cake. After he destroyed it, he finally put his hands in his mouth and started screaming. We weren't sure if he accidentally bit his finger, if the sweet frosting made his teeth hurt or if he got it up his nose - he was sneezing blue frosting the rest of the evening.

We had such a good time and can't wait until we can go back and visit!