Santa Barbara, CA to see the Benders

 What better than to visit cousin Chris in Santa Barbara while Chesley and I were there. Baby Eli was there, under the table fast asleep. Arnold's, and Benders: Chris, Jill, and Natasha. Always a fun time when we are together.

 View from the pier where we ate lunch.

 View from the park we went to after lunch.

Cousin Chris with me, Stacy and Eli. 

Trip to the Library in CA

 Stacy decided we all needed to get out of the house and take a walk to the library on this beautiful day. So with baby in tow...

 and Nama pushing the stroller with library book bag in tow..

 we made ourselves at home right away. The girls all picked out books or puzzles and then settled on 4 books each to check out.

 Malyn showing mom and Eli how to put a puzzle together.

 Mattie Sue lost in the world of books. What a precious picture this was. How great to see my grand children's love of books.

 Mom helping review some of the many books the girls picked out.

Then it was home and a special time with the books right away to read. Just look at the girls faces. Mom is the best reader and puts a special touch into each story.

My favorite thing to do is read to the girls. They probably could listen to books all day long. We read a book morning, noon, and night some days.

Trip to the Library in a little town is such a fun thing to do.

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY MALYN AND HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY SAMUEL

Fun Weekend at the Arnolds

Paint the box. 45 minutes.

 Meatball and Tomato Soup. Malyn singing a song about it. 10 minutes

 Playing ball with Dad. 15 minutes.

 Getting Mom outside with family. Good medicine.

 Barbie on the scooter.

 Father and Son  Priceless!

 Old McDonalds lunch at the beach.

 Playing in the sand.

 Paintie face.

Eli

 In the hospital seeing their baby brother for the first time.

 Mr. Eli already counting on his fingers. He's counting how many hours old he is. :)

 Here is the room Eli and I have our slumber parties each night. We have milk and swing and listen to the Baby White Noise app. We like the Doppler heartbeat sound, it puts us right to sleep.

Hey Hey Hey, Nama, watch the flash on the camera. I know I have to get used to it but really, right after a 4 hour nap, it's not the way to be woken up.