Lance needed to go to Torrance for 2 weeks for training for his new job. So, for the 1st week the kids and I tagged along and stayed with him at his hotel. My good friend Rebecca from college had connected us with Lance's new job. Her family owns the company he is now working for. So they put us all up in a hotel close to where she lives and got us an extra car to us so the kids and I could play with Rebecca and her 2 daughters all week. We are overwhelmed by how great they have all been to us. I apparently only took pictures of her 2 girls and not any adult pictures- sorry about that.
We went to story time, played in the fountain, went to the beach, played in the pool and in the massive water slide, played at her house, ate lots of yummy food, and generally just enjoyed being back in LA for awhile. We also spent much of the trip hanging out with Rebecca's sister in law and her 2 kids. That was a fabulous added bonus as Kai and Rori love Ella and Dylan. They are just in the process of moving from Las Vegas to Palos Verdes so they are a wealth of Vegas info. for us too.
We did make it up to Malibu to visit our old stomping grounds. It was fun to visit Pepperdine and eat at some of our favorite old spots. We still love Malibu Seafood- yum!!! The Malibu Arts Festival was going on which was fun. My friend Heidi that I worked with at Pepperdine was working it so we found her there and got to see her for a bit which was really fun. We also got to visit with my Diving Coach Nick and his wife Carrie and introduce them to our kids. Living in Malibu seems like 5000 lives ago now in some ways, but the memories are still very dear to us. Heidi also hooked us up with some pool passes for the Pep pool which was awesome! While the boys were walking from the locker room they also ran in to Lance's Volleyball coach. It is a small world family there. We were trying to explain to Kai that lots of hours were spent in that pool and that gym by Lance and I. He loved seeing it all and soaking in our stories about before he was born.
Our old Church in Palisades was having a pancake & smoothie breakfast for Pioneer Day so we dropped in on that and got to have a quick visit with some old friends there. We have very tender memories from there as well. Here is a picture of our kids with Ara and Ella. These girls and their family were very dear to us when they were little. It was fun to see them so grown up and still perfectly lovely.
On the next Sunday we met my parents in Long Beach and handed the kids off to them so Lance and I could go celebrate my friend Sarah (from High School) and Ginger. It was a beautiful outdoor party and so fun to spend some time with Sarah, Gabi, and Jen. Lance headed back to Torrance after the party and Gabi drove me down to San Diego. We had fun laughing and talking just like the old days.
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Wow, what a trip :) We always love to visits to Malibu but you really scored in walking down memory lane!!!
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