Helena, Montana with our cousins!

JWG, LHG and I headed to Helena to spend time w/ Uncle Jenks, Aunt Alexis, and Levi's cousins Xander and Lily. I'm clearly biased, but is there really anything better than cousins? Lucky for Levi, Xander is only 6 months older, and Lily is 1 year younger...

Levi spent a good portion of the weekend either loving on Lily or trying to hold Xander's hands... a boy after my own heart!

Buggy Check

Every night before we go to bed, we (including Hank) do a 'buggy check.' Tonight's check was particularly cute

Up, Up, and Away

JWG took an intro flying course, and he's hooked. Let the lessons begin...

One added benefit (aside from John some day being able to shuttle Levi and I around) is that the Santa Monica Airport is 10 mins from our house, and Little Levi and I can watch him take off and land!

That's Brett his flying instructor...He's British and quite darling

Levi and his Grandaddy (fellow plane enthusiast) got to explore the planes up close

and even test one out...something tells me it won't be long until this one wants to learn to fly too (sigh...I'm slowly getting use to the idea of John, but Levi...eek)

Granmommy and Grandaddy come for a visit!

Heather and Bob spent nearly a week with us, and we just enjoyed showing them our routine and life in Santa Monica.

They made the rounds w/ Hank and Levi morning and night

Hung out and watched the waves

They even took care of Levi for a couple of days to really experience our daily routine (well Levi's)

We visited the coolest Harvest Festival about an hour outside of LA...complete with all kind of kid-friendly activities

It was quality time, well spent with two of our most favorite people... Levi loved it, as did JWG, Hanky, & I!

London -> Dubai -> LA

One of our favorite couples that we became friends with in London (Hussain & Amy) the very 1st week we moved there, left us for Dubai. However, they've now landed in LA for 6 months and we finally got to introduce Georgia and Levi and log in some quality time!

Getting to know one another

Definite highlight was Georgia's playhouse

Georgia and Levi saying goodbye

A Birthday Surf

Cousin Brian's birthday is coming up, and this year he received a snuggly NEW wetsuit and a surfboard (nice job MK). So the boys hit the surf w/ friend Liz while the rest of us held fort on the beach...gorgeous early Sunday morning...

I really have come to appreciate living near water again...and love that my little Levi gets to grow up seeing the beach everyday!

A weekend in Santa Monica

We finally had a low-key weekend at home that included a visit to Santa Monica pier, a long walk in the wagon, and hanging w/ the So Cal Holmes at their garage sale!

Penelope and Levi on the carousel

Levi enjoying one of the finer things in life...a chocolate malt

Headed out on family walk

So Cal Holmes garage sale...MK closed her hair salon, so it was a beauty parlor on the front lawn

Hazel and her best friend Paul

iPad air hockey (very 2010)

Local handymen & a baby

LHG hanging w/ the big kids