West Coast and more

We just returned from a fabulous trip to California! My dear sister, Lara, was married which was fun time...we had so much fun preparing for the big day and got to spend a lot of sisterly time together. Here are a few photos from our trip (and some before the trip-because it's been so long since I last posted).
I realized when we got back that when you're in a wedding, it's harder to snap photos! I had so many "Matron of Honor" duties (not to mention following a 2 year old around). Now we're back, we all have colds and are enjoying settling back into our routine. There's nothing like home!


After the wedding, we drove north to stay with some friends and explore a bit. We made it to Santa Barbara for a day of great food, neat scenery, wonderful time with friends, and a little shopping!

If you're ever in Santa Barbara, they have the neatest little zoo! Because we are members of the Nashville zoo, we didn't even have to purchase tickets which was an added bonus. Marc and I giggled so much at the giraffe, we bought him a biscuit and fed him..it was truly priceless!

On a train ride around the zoo.

Lara, the bride with Cole, the ring bearer.

Mommy and Cole, thankfully, I brought a sweater to wear over my dress, the evening of the wedding, it was so cold!

Mema and Cole. Mema traveled to CA from Florida and she got a bad bought of stomach flu which kept her in the hotel for an extra 5 days! Poor Mema, we're glad you're all better now!

One of my favorite memories of this trip, Marc, Cole and I got up and drove to Laguna Beach (which was about 5 miles from where we were staying). We relaxed and had family time before the day got super busy!

Cole wasn't so sure about the sand...

We went hiking the weekend before the wedding at one of our favorite Nashville spots. It was really cold and Cole insisted on walking the whole time.