twas the season

after almost two full weeks in utah,

joe and i were welcomed home to california with the stomach flu.

aka, i still haven't finished unpacking and this post is probably so overdue that no one even cares about the holidays anymore.

oh well. 

going home for the holidays is so much fun. 

we spent time with family, caught up with friends, ate way too much (cafe rio 4 times in 2 weeks...whoop whoop! plus, the best home cooked meals we've had in a year), almost froze to death on a regular basis, and smothered our nieces and nephews as much as possible.

^^ notice joe in the background, pretending to be oblivious to how adorable we are ^^

kayden's note to santa killed me. he wrapped it in newspaper with an ornament as a gift to santa. 

good thing he's looking out for "kody"

i promise i'm not baby hungry, but seeing joe with kids kinda melts my heart

i miss the people.
i miss cafe rio.
i seem to be doing just fine without the snow...
>>..cheers to 2013..<<
this year is going to be great!