love family & friends: September 2008

gotta love I-5

Okay, so So cal is great. It's the DRIVING there that is a snooozer. oy!

Mia giving me the "MOM. ARE WE THERE YET!?!?!" stank eye.

I-5

AWESOME chauffer!

more I-5

Kids are HAPPY to be at the hotel!!

Rancho Cucamonga

beautiful view of Mt. Baldy at dusk in the backyard.

pet birdies

mia and her friend Cami

oh, did I mention my hubby had to jump into the pool with his clothes on to get Gino before he went into the deep end. oy!!

gino hanging out with his friend Duke.

mommy and her super duper boy!

yup. gino and Duke get along great.

rockin' out

dancing and partying

Rancho Cucamonga - FAMILY

WE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THESE PEOPLE!
Awesome, fun, friendly, super duper family - we are blessed!

mia, mandy, grandpa, aunt joy and aunt mary

wayne, grandpa marino mazzei and auntie joy

we were so lucky to actually get to sit and visit this time.
the boys were catching up on their reading.

grandpa was cracking up at how much energy my non-stop kids have got!

Santa Barbara - on our way home

So, because my hubby is totally awesome, he agreed to take 101 home part of the way from So Cal so we could go to Santa Barbara. I LOOOOVE it there. We all had a great short little vist. And no Highway 5! WOO HOOO! ha ha ha

umm... why don't I live here????...

hmm... what happens if I fill brother's shoes with sand??

he he HAPPY beach giggles

SMILES all around!

WELCOME HOME - love aunt tammy

Yes. I am seriously that silly. I willingly gave my sister our house key when we went to LA for the weekend. What do we get?
WELCOME HOME MAZZEI FAMILY (via 48 rolls of toilet paper)