California Dreamin'

Yes our vacation to visit my family in Cali was over two months ago but lately I guess you can say I've been California dreamin'...and I finally stole Jeremy's phone to get the pictures from our trip. At the end of May we went on a road trip back to Sacramento because my little brother, Kevin, got married. (SUPER crazy that he's married now!) We spent a week there and had a blast with my family. Jeremy got to do a lot of really fun things with the guys too! These were among the fun "guy-bonding" activities:

Jeremy and my dad didn't waste much time before hitting the driving range. I got to go along and it was pretty fun (and funny) watching them try to hit specific targets! I love this picture I snapped of them swinging with all their might!

Jeremy also took his first ride on a motorcycle! He LOVED it and has been begging me for a motorcycle since we've returned home. My dad also took him and my youngest brother Matty out to go dirt bike riding. When Jeremy came home from the riding trip looking ashamed and sad I expected the worst. I thought, "Oh no, there was a big accident or something, someone was injured." But then he explained he had dropped my dad's bike and broke the clutch off. I just laughed since both of my brothers and my dad have all done the same thing and it's really not a big deal. But nevertheless, he felt really bad! Poor thing!

Anytime we spend time with my dad the fact that we are going to play Guitar Hero with his surround sound turned up as high as it goes is just a given. Here's my brother Kevin, Jeremy and my Dad all rockin' out. LOVE Jeremy's face. . . he was really into it!

My brother Kevin works at an extreme go-kart racing track and so we decided to let all the boys race, while us girls sat around and watched and chatted. Kevin knows the course like the back of his hand so he of course lapped the other two quite a few times. Jeremy did a good job even if he did come in third.

I don't mind having a cautious husband! :) The guys gave him a hard time though and nicknamed him pace-car.

Here's us girls "watching" the race! Can you tell we're related? :)

While we were in California a dream of mine came true! Jeremy had surprised me about a month before with Wicked tickets and I was SO excited and anxious to see it in San Francisco while we were there. Well it surpassed all expectations! IT WAS AMAZING!!!! By far one of my favorite parts of the trip (other than spending time with my family). Jeremy loved it too which was a relief because on the way home from our trip I wasn't the only one singing at the top of my lungs to the soundtrack! Here's us in San Francisco, we looked a little odd walking around in the heat by the coast in nice clothes but oh well.

The Orpheum theater is quite deceiving! Looks a little shabby from the outside, but BEAUTIFUL inside.

The BIG reason we went to California was for my little brothers wedding! They got married in Elk Grove Park, on Strauss Island, and had a little reception BBQ afterwards. It turned out really cute and laid back. Here are a few pictures that we captured.

This was most everyone's first time seeing very pregnant Jess! So cute!

My cute little mother deciding to get comfy for wedding clean up. At least she still matched! Her blue stripped Addidas matched her dress perfectly!

This picture doesn't do it justice but it was a beautiful spring day in the park and everything was super GREEN!

Since the wedding was in the morning/early afternoon we got home after and everyone changed. I was ready to go do something else fun but a few minutes after coming home this is what I found in the front room. . . SOOOO cute! Just a wee bit exhausted from all the wedding day activities and preparations. :)

My parents had every right to be exhausted. It was a VERY busy week! Besides a wedding it was also Jeremy's birthday and Jessica's baby shower! (Side note: I've taken so long to finally blog about the trip that Jessica is due to have little Zoe any day now)

This is a little tutu I made for my soon-to-be niece! Although it does look pretty cool as an extreme headband. Everyone thought it was adorable! It's nice to be able to make things for people.

Lastly, Jeremy turned the BIG 23 while we were in Cali! We had a BBQ with some family to celebrate and ate ALL chocolate ice cream cake! YUUUUUMMMMY!

Basically I ADORE my family and can't wait for our next trip out there! We always have so much fun!