Grammy & Papa's house for Kaya and Monterey for mommy & daddy

I know, I know - it's been a REALLY long time since our last post. But here we are again!

This last week, Donovan & I (Jennifer) were given the opportunity to spend 3 nights in Monterey and it was very nice! While we were gone, Kaya got to stay with Grammy & Papa.

While at Grammy & Papa's house, Kaya got to do all sorts of fun stuff. She got to help Papa make cookies, play outside (a lot), use chalk to draw on their driveway, go to the coffee shop with Papa, play with Emma the dog and Molly the cat, and lots more. She had quite a fun time being spoiled and did very well while we were gone. Apparently, Molly (the cat) is no longer afraid of Kaya and Kaya is no longer afraid of her. Here's a picture to prove it! (Just in case you can't tell what's going on, Kaya's swinging Molly's toy in front of her and Molly's getting ready to strike)

Since Kaya's now in her twin bed at home, her toddler bed is at their house. Here's some pictures of her in her PJs getting ready for bed.

And some pictures that Kaya took...

Self Portraits:



A lovely picture of Papa (which I'm sure he's going to love me for sharing ;-) )

And raisins. Apparently they're fascinating...

While Kaya was having fun at Grammy & Papa's house, Donovan & I were having a good time in Monterey. Our wonderful family and friends were kind enough to pay for a delayed honeymoon and it was quite nice to get away with each other. It was nice just to be able to see each other for more than a half hour in a day and even nicer that it was Monterey.

We left on Sunday morning and got there before check in time that afternoon, so went to see Indiana Jones at the movies. :-) Just in case you're wondering, it was very Indiana Jones-y, which we both enjoyed very much. We went to a local pizza place for dinner then settled in for the night. With the room darkening shade, we both slept pretty late on Monday & Tuesday and didn't leave the hotel room until around 11:30.

Monday, we spent the day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and on Cannery Row. The Aquarium was very interesting and Cannery Row was very nice. We ate dinner at Bubba Gumps and spent some time just sitting on the beach. Donovan had never even stuck his feet in the bay or the ocean so it took a little convincing, but once he did he had a good time.

Tuesday, we ventured out to Fisherman's Wharf and went to the History Museum, then spent the afternoon on the beack and walking around the shops on Lightouse (the street that our hotel was on). We had a very good dinner at a place called International Cuisine (which was recommended by a co-worker) and then brought ice cream back to our room and played some board games for a while before we settled in.

We had a late breakfast on Cannery Row on Wednesday, then left for Sacramento. We made pretty good time and got to my parents' house around 3:00. We had a great time and were very glad to see Kaya when we got back. She seemed totally okay with us being gone for as long as we were, which made being away much easier, but I (of course) still missed her. :-)

Here's some pictures from Monterey. Most of them are from the aquarium shot through glass (or splashed on plastic) with very bad lighting (in other words, very slow shutter speed and not the sharpest of pictures). Soooo.... the pictures aren't the greatest, but they're definitely enough to remember the trip by. :-) (Note: I didn't enhance these pics in any way - the colors are just that cool)

Thanks for looking!

(I'll post again after our next ultrasound on Wednesday afternoon.)