A BLAST From My Past

This month my Iowa bestie, Chelsea and her darling family came for a little visit.

Chelsea is one of my closest friends and I could not adore her more.   

We went to the beach in the middle of December in our swimsuits as if that is what normal people do.
(P.S. It's not.)

It was slightly freezing, but on the plus side, we did have the whole place to ourselves.

P.S. How funny is this:

 (Aubrey still can't keep her eyes open.)

And how darling is this family?

 We also had plenty of time for goofing off in the backyard,

playing Settlers,

and catching up on old times.
 
And of course...

what is a visit to the Webb's without a trip to Disneyland?!?

 

Unfortunately, this was the weekend where I completely lost my voice.  

Which is super unfortunate because I really wanted to talk, but every time I opened my mouth I sounded like a possessed honking goose going through puberty.  

It was super frustrating and I've decided that not being able to talk would be the worst curse in the world.

 But on the plus side, I wasn't able to raise my voice at my children the whole day.  

 And of course, what is a trip to Disneyland without a Dole Whip?

(P.S. This is the last time that I shower the night before Disneyland in order to save time in the morning.  Check out those bangs.  Wow.)

My kids were begging for Blake to come back less than 5 minutes after they left. 

What a blast!