West-Coast Christmas

We just bought our tickets to head out west for Christmas this year. Not the "Colorado-west", but further. This time we'll be headed to the beautiful coast of California to spend Christmas with my mom's side of the family....for the first time in...well, forever I think? Maybe we spent a Christmas or two with them when we were babies, but none that I remember. We are all so excited! We haven't all been together since the summer of 2001. And my grandparents & uncle & aunt have never met Matthew or little B. And instead of being stuck in the valley, where my grandparents live, we'll actually be staying in the tiny coastal surfing town of Los Osos, where my aunt & uncle live. Yes, we might even have to brave the icy Pacific waters to have a family surfing party again, like we did that last summer. It was hilarious. I wish we could post the video clip on the blog here :0) Nothing like seeing all the Hall's in wet suits...yikes!

One added bonus is that we not only get to hang out with my relatives, but we're also heading out early to stay with our dear friends, the O'Donnells!! They were our closest friends during our time in Colorado and had a little boy just 5 months before us. We never would have guessed we would have had kiddos together! It's been so much fun being moms together and working through this crazy transition together. We cannot WAIT to see them! They live another hip costal town, Santa Cruz, about 2 1/2 hours up Coast Hwy 1 from Los Osos. And Devon is a dedicated morning & night surfer, so he'll most likely be dragging Matthew out into the waves the minute we arrive. What a funky Christmas to look forward to!

Here are some pictures of our last escapade with Devon & Allison in Colorado when we ventured out into the beautiful mountains of North Park. We can't wait to see you guys!!