Mom & Memom visit... again!

It's becoming an annual thing! But when airfare was only $200 roundtrip through Southwest, it's hard to pass up. Plus there was extra incentive to come this year... there's a baby on the way!

This trip was not the grand Californian adventure that last year was but we still had a great time. It was so helpful to hear their stories of raising babies - you can read all the books you want, but having your mom and grandma give you advice is worth so much more. Plus their opinions on how to make our little two bedroom/one bathroom duplex work for our added family member was much appreciated. And lastly, their comments on all the extra fluff that baby stores try to sell you as necessary for raising a baby made me realize that babies don't have to be as high maintenance as marketers make it seem.

Here are some pictures of their visit...

Taking a walk around the neighborhood and enjoying the beautiful spring blooms

Dinner at our house - welcome to Sacramento!

Cheers to a great visit!

Fueling up at Dad's Kitchen before a full day of shopping for baby stuff - looking, not buying

This baby will have TWO aunts who are hot and single. Haha, I thought this bib was too funny.

OMG, who would wear that in public!?

Getting some nursery ideas

The one adventurous trip we took was down to Amador County so mom and Memom could do a little wine tasting. Our first stop was a picnic lunch at Story Winery and then on to Helwig Winery, two of our favorites.

Slow Saturday mornings are the best, especially when monkey bread is on the menu!

We stumbled upon a farmer's market in Davis, CA!

Lunch with Mitchell at Burgers and Brews

This onesie says "She's NOT my Grandma, she's my Glamma" - Oh how true that is!

Strollers... why are there so many options!?

Checking out fabrics for decorating the nursery

On their last full day in Sacramento, we went down to the capitol where a bunch of college students had marched and protested to the state raising tuition and fees. We had fun joining in with them on their protest. (just kidding)

Homeboy jumped in our picture and we improvised. Memom thought it was hilarious.

While we were walking around the capitol we heard that the Assembly was in session so we went up to the gallery and sat in on it for a little while. It was neat watching them work.

They had a celebration to honor women who have done great things in the community and among the long list of women was Geena Davis! She's in the purple dress right above the plaque. She's one tall lady!

After 6 fun days, I took mom and Memom back to the airport to send them back to Houston. Mitchell and I had a wonderful time with them and are thankful for such loving and fun family members. Can't wait to see people again when we head back to Texas next month!