island valentine

 
so we are off to catalina island this weekend, we leave tomorrow. chris and i went there on one of our first dates ever and we haven't been back since. thats like 15 years or something! growing up i had a good friend who would take me with her on the family sailboat several times during the summer. as a parent now, it freaks me out a bit but we were all really good swimmers. we would row the dinghy around avalon bay all by ourselves for hours and hours. i don't know how we managed to never get in trouble or collide with any large boats. i am so glad i reconnected with that friend recently and she had a couple photos posted from our trips back then. such fond memories!


the girls have only seen catalina this way, from the shore and we have even seen it from the mountains on clear days. can't wait for them to have their first real boat ride (hope all goes well with lizzies stomach!!) it looks like the weather will be amazing! i will take lots of photos! happy valentines day everyone! i am super proud of both my girls who hand made all of their valentines over the course of several weeknights, with only a few complaints that it was harder than buying from the store, but they did it anyways. feels good! see you when we return!