A good weekend!

I love Redlands more than I ever thought I would. I hadn't been home in over a month, which is a long time for me. I don't like going without seeing my family for very long. I love waking up Saturday morning and having coffee with my mom and dad. My mom is funny! She reads the paper and talks to us in between pages taking her glasses on and off so she can read and see us clearly. This weekend my dad was in and out of the house. He was watering the lawn and getting his sprinklers right! He loves his lawn more than anyone I know! Ryan and Angela usually come over with the boys and I just eat it up. Ben is usually excited to see us (as excited as Ben gets). This time we had presents with us because we hadn't seen him since we had been home from Australia. He ran in said "Hi Jilly, hi Morgie! Do you have presents?" We are trying to get him to say Aunt Jilly and Uncle Morgan. He says it ever once in a while, but Jilly and Morgie is fine for now! On Saturday we all just lounge around and then the girls went shopping.

On Sunday, Morg, Bridgie and I decided to go on a bike ride around Redlands. We rode to the Olive market, went through downtown and all around Redlands High School. It was cool to actually go through Redlands High School and show Morgan a piece of my history. Then we went down Highland Ave., which is my favorite street in Redlands. The trees line the streets and the houses are old, rustic and amazing. Bridget lives in a carriage house of an old beautiful Victorian house off Highland. We were so hot, so we decided to jump into her pool in our undies. Then I laid out for a few minutes while Bridget got dressed. It was so nice out on Sunday. The sky was perfectly blue and there was a breeze in the air. Once Bridgie came down, I picked a Redlands orange from one of her trees, ate it and enjoyed it more than any other orange I have ever eaten. Then Bridge and I rode to the store, got the fixin's for guacamole and headed home.




I have been very interested in photography lately. Morgan has an really amazing camera and quite a few lenses, but I have never used it. I have been afraid that I would break it, but I decided to take a few pictures of Benjamin on Sunday. I have a lot to learn but I thought I got a couple of cute ones.

I had a really good weekend and I realized even more how much I miss and love my family. Elliott kissed and hugged me and tried to say my name.... my heart melted.