We just got back from a jam-packed three-week trip to the United States. We were all over the country (New York, L.A., Pasadena, Newport Beach, Chicago, Placentia, Riverside, and even Lafayette/San Francisco) and saw tons of family and friends. It was a bit of a whirl-wind, but we all had a great trip and thoroughly enjoyed the time we got to spend with family and friends. Given that our new little bundle of joy is set to arrive in January, that will probably be our last trip to the US for quite a while (we probably won't make it out again until next spring or summer), so we soaked it all in. We all got lots of much-needed Vitamin D, Chris and I enjoyed catching up with great friends, Nathan loved spending all day every day outside switching from sport to sport (yes, that is literally all he does these days), and we all loved spending quality time with the Choi and Valdez families.
In other news, we were able to find out the sex of the baby in California (and it was recently confirmed by our Doctor here). So, for those of you we weren't able to tell in person, Nathan is going to have a little brother! We're all very excited and we're all just hoping this one is as obsessed with sports as Nathan, because Nathan is really going to need someone to kick, throw, and hit the ball around with (Nathan is quickly surpassing my skill level in most sports - but, I'm pretty sure I will still be able to take him in soccer for a while :)
For those of you we got to see in New York and California, thanks for making it such a great trip! And, feel free to come visit us in London!
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| Ready to fly to New York! |
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| Rockefeller Center |
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| The Brooklyn Bridge with Uncle Casey. |
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| Future Federal Court Judge |
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| Superheroes in Times Square |
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| 9/11 Memorial |
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| All dressed up for Kevin and Trish's wedding - Chris was a groomsman. |
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| So good to be reunited with our Mommy and Me friends! |
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| We got to see our old nanny, Lidia. |
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| Playing video games with the cousins at 6 am. |
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| Paddle boarding in Balboa. |
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| Ice cream with the cousins! |
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| Cousins on the beach. |
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| The Chois and all their grandkids. |
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| Chris with his two best friends growing up and all their kiddos. |
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| We took a quick trip to the Bay Area while we were in California and got to see my cousins, Andrew and Erica. |
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| And, we got to see our dogs, who have a wonderful new home with Chris' sister and brother-in-law in the Bay Area. |
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| Reading the paper with Grandpa - the sports section, no doubt. |
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| The highlight of his trip - going to the driving range with grandpa, Uncle Casey, and Daddy. |
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| Meanwhile, I got to go to a lovely shower thrown for me by my Pasadena mommy friends. |
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| Until next time, California... |
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| Such a great traveler - he fell asleep right as the plane was taking off and didn't wake up until it was almost time to land. |
