Flashback to Summer!

We had such a great summer - and one of the highlights was our trip to California! It was so fun to see the whole Miyake family, and it was great to be there to celebrate Grandma & Grandpa Miyake & Grandma & Grandpa Gwynne's 60th wedding anniversaries!

Here Scooter is playing football with Alli at Auntie Cook & Uncle Bob's house!
Hanging out at Grandma & Grandpa Miyake's house.
Swimming at Uncle Ricks!
It was so fun to see Eli! He is such a happy little boy! He could have entertained us for hours!!
Naps: Derek does not take naps anymore, but he took a lot of naps on our vacation! I guess we wore him out! I couldn't help taking this picture of his tootsies while he was sleeping! I love kiddo feet- I just think they're so cute!
Taking a nap with cougar & puppy.
Grandma & Grandpa Miyake at the anniversary dinner! Aren't they so cute?! They really are two of the sweetest people I've ever met!
I wasn't able to get a picture of Grandma & Grandpa Gwynne because Grandma wasn't feeling well and they weren't able to come to the anniversary dinner. We missed seeing them there.
Scooter absolutely loves golf carts - so he was thrilled to be able to ride in Grandpa Gwynne's golf cart! Here he is with Katelynn & Steven!
Another nap!
Not a nap - but I took this before he woke up one morning. The first air mattress he slept on didn't hold the air very well - but of course Grandpa Miyake saved the day and found him another one!
The first day we were in California, Auntie Cook & Uncle Bob's neighbor gave Scooter this adorable trike to ride - and he loved it!! He went zooming around so fast on it!
I think Scooter thought that Alli and James were just there to play with him!! Everywhere he went he wanted Alli & James to come with him! And they were so great to play with him!! It was fun to watch them together!
Me & Ryan! We wanted to get a picture with all three of us - but you can see Derek running in the background - he did not want to stay still!
At the Sacramento Zoo - on the train with Alli & Grandma!
On the merry-go-round!

After the zoo we went to this cute amusement park! Derek loved going on the rides, and of course he wanted Alli to go on them with him! She was such a good sport! They went on this little roller coaster, and I wasn't sure if Derek would like it or not, but you can tell from his face that he was loving it!!
Another nap - this time with Zebra, who he got from Alli & James!
Playing with Auntie Cook & Uncle Bob's granddaughter Maya! She was so cute- they really had a good time together!
Before we knew it, it was time to go home. How do vacations always go so fast?! Here are Grandma & Grandpa Miyake with Scooter & Ryan - in front of Grandma & Grandpas house! We had such a fun vacation - and it was so great to see everyone! After we had been home for a few days, Scooter said to me: "I want to go back on vacation!"
We were so grateful that we could all spend a week together! And we felt especially grateful that we could all be there & visit with Grandma Gywnne, because she passed away in September - just a few months after we were all together.