Big Bear

 After spending a couple of days in LA with the Shaws, I loaded the kids up and we went and met Elish and the boys near Ontario airport.  I was so excited to see them and meet Parker!!  We had so much fun playing at the park and catching up!  Our plan was to pick Jarod up at the airport and then head up the mountain to Big Bear.  Well Jarod's flight was delayed for four hours so we left and I followed Elish up the hill.  We got almost all the way up when Jacoby told me he didn't feel well.  I handed him a bag and told him that if he needed to throw up to do it in there.  Instead a few minutes later he puked all over the seat between him and Jace and woke Jace up.  I flashed Elish to pull over and we did the best we could to clean it up and then started on our way again.

 When we got there Rob came out and greeted us.  Took my puke covered child inside and in the bath while I took care of Jace.  Then Rob cleaned the entire car out and washed every thing.  Those are the type of friends the Benson's are to us.  We take care of each other's puked on children. 

 It was so good to see them and catch up but our big boys did not do so well together.  They were like oil and water.  Don't let this picture fool you!!  They did ok when we were out and about but as soon as we would get back to their house they were back at it.  Jacoby wasn't feeling well and was grouchy so it was not a good combination. 

 The babies did great and it was so much fun to meet Parker.  He reminds me so much of Elish and Bray is a mini Rob. 

 We went and skied up there, those mountains right behind me in this picture.  The daddy's took the big boys while Elish and I visited in the locker room.  Jace slept the entire time.  Then we left the boys with the boys and we went up by ourselves.  We had so much fun!  Jace decided this trip that he is a dog lover and can say puppy.  He says pup.  He loved Diego and followed him around the entire time we were there.  He would take his tail and then tickle his own face with it.  He would just stand and pet him too.  It was really cute!

 We tried to sneak in as much visiting as possible over four boys and every night when we put them to bed we stayed up way too late talking and laughing.

 It had been too long and we had so much to catch up on.  We sure do miss living close to them but we decided next time the big boys aren't invited.

 On Monday morning, we headed back down the hill.  Jacoby threw up again.  We went to in and out for lunch.  It was so good!  Then we went to Redlands and visited with the Huston family.  It was so good to see them.  The girls were so big but their house was almost exactly the same so it felt really weird to be there. 

 We stopped by the Redlands bowl and walked around.  Then Jarod got a call that our flight the next day was cancelled.  AWESOME!!  They rebooked us at 6:30 the next morning out of LAX.  2 hours away from where we were. 

 I then took the boys and drove to Guldners in Corona.  Which was a really nice visit.  Jarod went to University of Redlands to talk to a crowd of 150 people.  That was the real reason we went out there.  Redlands paid for him to come out and talk at their senior business dinner.  He said it went really well.  He spoke for about 25 minutes and then answered questions for an hour and a half.  Then he came and met up with us at Guldners.

We left Amy and Greg's at 3:30 in the morning.  Jace transferred really well.  Jacoby not so much.  Then we flew to Cleveland and had a five hour lay over and finally arrived in Dayton later that night.  We drove home in a blizzard but when we pulled in to our drive way I don't think I have ever been so happy to be home.  It took us almost 17 hours to get home!  it was a great trip for traveling was really hard.  The boys were amazing but frankly we just live too far away to do that very often.