Friday evening after we got home from the beach we went back to the hotel and Janie and Tory had gotten there! Yeah! They were out at the pool with Kathy and the boys all swimming so the kids were so happy to be able to jump in and play with their cousins. Earlier we had decided it would be great to go to an Angels game together...so Kathy was a champ and said she'd stay back with the younger kids to make it easier on everyone. Such a fun grandma. So Tory Janie Ayson and Me Tob and Cash and TJ all climbed in the van and headed to the game. Long drive but so worth it and loved seeing our two darling boys together at a major league game. We bought scalped ticked and Cash even got a ball thrown to him. Good times. I was pretty sick to my stomach and there wasn't really any great food to help settle my stomach at a ball field...hotdogs just weren't cutting it...but overall it was fun to be together and enjoy the game. The next day we planned to all be together and so we woke up got ready and headed out to Santa Monica Pier. What an awesome place! The beach walk was so lovely, the kids and boys loved playing on the swings and the ropes (cash even made it to the top of one...what?!) and walking up the pier was my favorite. I love the carnival atmosphere. Toby on his FIRST try made two shots to win Cash a full size basketball and he took the kids on the roller coaster while I walked with Tate. Then I got to go on the Ferris Wheel with the kids and the view was so beautiful. Super fun to be together with their cousins and Kathy and just be together. Todd was so missed. We thought about him lots and know he was probably there with us enjoying every moment. That evening was the boys and probably everyones favorite part as we headed to El Segundo for the Christensen's to be reunited with good friends for a Home Run Derby on their old HS field. Such a wonderful thing to watch them all in their element and to really enjoy people who were more like family to them. This is where I really missed Todd. After we headed over to Jose and Elouises house for a spaghetti dinner which was so sweet and thoughtful of them.Lots of great memories made.
The next day was Sunday and unfortunately I woke up feeling really really terrible. We planned on walking the LA temple grounds and attending Sacrament meeting after and I didn't want to miss out on it but was unbelievable nauseous and really struggled that day. (a few days later I would figure out why) I even threw up in a paper cup in the car. Good times. After they all wanted to go to Titos Tacos...which normally I LOVE but was so sick I couldn't even get out of the car. Tory and Janie offered to take my kids to a park after and Toby just drove me back to the hotel so I could sleep before the banquet. I good a good rest in and was able to get up and get ready quick with all the kids and then headed downstairs for the mingling and the banquet. Jose and Elouise offered to come watch the younger ones so we could enjoy the food and evening a little better which was more than generous and so appreciated. Only disappointment of the night was that Todd wasn't mentioned which really didn't make much sense to us...but overall we were grateful and happy to be there. We got some fun pics.
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