Michael goes to Italy!

This handsome guy went to Italy for a week for work! Lucky guy! So naturally we went to Bakersfield to stay with my family while he was gone. We were in Bakersfield for 2 week since we went up for thanksgiving and came home a few days after Michael got home.

Michael got to take a taxi to Venice!

He was working in the Alps so this was his view every morning! I made him promise to take me there some day! 

Olivia loved going to nursery with Oma! Walt slept through church and the next Sunday they were sick so we only went once.

We played at a jump trampoline park! It made me miss Idaho and all my friends. We haven't been to a trampoline park since we moved to California.

The kids loved it and uncle Dallin jumped with us! We had a blast!!

It's rough not sleeping in your own bed and playing hard every day!

We slept in auntie Ems room and I woke up one morning to Olivia with make up on her face! So funny!

The kids LOVED feeding the cat! They gave that cat so much love and food while we were there, I'm sure it misses us!

She is growing up so fast! This madness need to stop!! Stay my newborn!

Michael turned 30 while he was in Italy so we had spaghetti to celebrate for him.

Gabe visited us and we did lots of crafts with Oma! We made a count down chain to Christmas and a gingerbread house and Gabe brought us donuts!

We visted Santa! Olivia told him she wanted a princess cash register! I better go shopping!

She pretended she was Santa when we got home!

Ahh! These two melt my heart! They ALWAYS hold hands in the car!

I got the girls matching dresses!

Our last night we went to look at all the awesome Christmas lights like I use to do when I was little! 

We ran into Opa as we were getting on the freeway to come home and he was getting off the freeway from work. We were by a dairy so Olivia was covering her nose!

We missed Michael while he was gone but loved playing with Oma, Opa, Dallin, Deanna, Austin, and Emily! 

I had a blast spending time with my siblings and especially painting my nails with Emily and Deanna while watching Christmas movies! I'm so blessed with an awesome family and I get to live so close to them now!!