Birthday Getaway

A few weeks ago mom texted Matt and asked him if he needed a babysitter so that he could take me out for my birthday :)  One thing lead to another and all of a sudden we were booking a fairly last minute trip to LA to see Nathan and Caitlin!

Logistics were tight on the leaving end and due to crazy weather and cancelled flights we relied very much on some AMAZING friends to fill in for us on the parenting and picking up of mom end.  Thankfully, by the time we took off, everything was sorted and we could relax (after a one hour delay on the aircraft to to a walkway that would not pull back)!

Nathan and Caitlin picked us up from the airport and drove us down to Balboa Island where Caitlin's parents have been renting a beach house for the past year.  It is the cutest little spot!  The next morning we woke up and walked down tot he local bakery for breakfast.  And then took a stroll around the island.  The weather was BEAUTIFUL!  

Then Caitlin and I were off to get pedis and mani's - delight!  and the boys went for a kayak.

In the afternoon Mr. Giss took us out for a boat (let's call is a yacht) ride.

enjoying the cruise

Mr. Giss - our captain is in the back there :)

after we cleaned up and headed out to dinner at a local restaurant in Newport, Nathan and Caitlin dropped Matt and I off at the orchestra.

the venue was so neat, our seats great and along with the orchestra was none other than Amy Grant :)

back to the beach house after the show and Nathan and Caitlin had gotten some birthday cake - each peice was as big as your face and SO GOOD!!!

the next morning we had breakfast on the patio (note the view)

forced Nathan to take a selfie before we left the house

the view from the dock

and then we were off to Disneyland for the day!!!

we ate supper at the restaurant that is inside the Pirates of the Caribbean - if you do Disney (with adults) eat there!

waiting for the fireworks (even the Starbucks cups at Disney are themed!)

It was a quick weekend, but oh so perfect!  We jam packed so much into such a short period of time and got to spend so much quality time with Nathan and Caitlin - it was such a treat!  My heart is so full!