Catching up: The Jarvis' come to California

I am still trying to catch up on all my blog posts. Maybe someday I will be up to date. Last month some of the Jarvis family came out to visit for a cousin's wedding. Hillary and JJ came out a few days early so we were able to hang out with them for awhile. It was fun to have someone around to go and do things with.

We spent an afternoon at the beach. JJ loved the sand but wasn't so sure about the water. I love his face in this picture!
We also went and hung out at the arboretum. I had never been there before and didn't realize how big it is! I think our favorite part was the ducks!

We then went to Disneyland for a day! Here is the traditional photo out front. If you look close enough you can see that JJ is looking the other direction. I think he is checking out tinkerbell in the background!

Because it was so close to our anniversary, Andrew and I decided we would officially celebrate our anniversary there. They gave us these super cute buttons to wear all day long that had a picture of Mickey and Minnie and they said "Happy Anniversary!" It was fun to hear all the workers congratulate us, except for the guy outside the Haunted Mansion who said "My condolences." Andrew was a trooper for agreeing to wear the cute pin all day!
This picture is proof that Joe actually was happy to go to Disneyland!

With some smooth talking by Andrew we were able to go eat at the Blue Bayou restaurant. That is the one inside the Pirates of the Carribean ride. I was able to order my favorite thing, Macaroni and Cheese off the kids menu (thanks JJ!) It was delicious.
We also got a delicious chocolate mousse to celebrate our anniversary.
Nothing makes Andrew happier than eating one of the big pickles at theme parks.
As always, it was a great day at Disneyland. We all had a really fun time. JJ was running a fever that day so he was pretty worn out. Poor little guy!
Andrew's cousin got married on Saturday in the LA Temple. It was an absolutely beautiful day. Here we are outside with Hillary and JJ.
Whenever we go out to the Temple we always try and stop by Diddy Riese. If you have never been there you are definitely missing out. It is this little place that sells the best homemade cookie ice cream sandwiches. You get to choose from all these different flavored cookies and then pick an ice cream to go in the middle. They are huge, delicious and only cost $1.50!

I get so excited whenever I get to eat at Diddy Riese!

We were sad when everyone had to go home the next day. We had a lot of fun and hope everyone comes to visit again soon!