Hume Lake!

We took our yearly family vacation up to Hume. This time Tim, LB and Abel joined from Maryland. We were able to spend some quality time with the Careys and the Lakes. We had a great time as always.

Sequoia's 1st Birthday

For Sequoia's birthday we had friends and family over for dinner and cake. It was a little packed, but we had a good time. As you can see from the picture to the left, Sequoia got a Kermit the frog from her Aunt Amy in Chicago. Amy had a kermit when she was growing up that she loved, in fact she still has it.

Sequoia loved her chocolate cake. We finally had to pull her away from it before she did too much damage. She didn't get sick after all that sugar, but her diapers were't too fun for the next couple days.

Christmas

This Christmas we were able to go home to Escondido. We had to make a stop in Clovis to visit with Apes and Moners. We got to meet Sophie and hang out with Peter. It was as usual, way too short of a visit.
Of course one of our family traditions is to read the Christmas story before opening presents. This is a picture of my dad reading from the Bible with the boys looking on. We had such a great time with my family. We all went to the beach together to take some family pictures. We also fulfilled a few more family traditions. We went to Tio Leo's together and to Balbo Park to check out the life-sized nativity scene.

Not even being a year old, Sequoia wasn't too excited about opening gifts, but she did love playing with her new presents. We opened presents with the immediate Lewis family on Christmas morning and then that afternoon we had a progressive dinner. It was so good to spend time with the family from out of town. Sequoia especially loved hanging out with her Aunt Amy from Chicago.

Fun Fall Pics

Dave made a pumpkin helmet for Sequoia to wear. She wasn't super excited about wearing it but put up with us. We had a good laugh over it.

We wanted to get some pictures of Sequoia out in the fall colors. We went down to Jerusalem Mill. It was pretty cold that day, but we braved it anyways. Above are a few of my favorite. Unfortunately pictures can't always show the true beauty of being there in person.



Sequoia was a Ladybug for Halloween, thanks to a hand me down costume from her cousin Liv

Pumpkin Carving Party

For the past two years Dave and I have been hosting a Pumpkin Carving Party. This year we had such a great time. Here are some pics from the party.

Visit from Mom and Dad

My parents visited this Fall. They were hoping to catch the beautiful colors of the changing leaves. They were able to catch the beginning stages. It was so good to see them. We went to Lancaster county together and took a ride out on Dave's parents boat. Dad and mom were able to take a couple of days and do some sight seeing. I loved having them here and wish we were
closer all the time.

Dave and I went to Chicago to visit Dave's sister, Amy. Amy and Jen really showed us a great time. We took a boat tour of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, went to Amy and Jen's restaurant, went to the top of the John Hancock building and tons more. Oh yeah, we also saw the Bean, a must see. It was such a good time. It will be fun to bring Sequoia next time.