Fun, fun, fun.....busy, busy, busy!!!

Where have we been? Well, Jeremy and I have been in California!!!! It was totally amazing!

I am just putting a few pics the highlights of our trip because it takes super long to upload all my pics.

Night 1, Jeremy and I spent the night in Chicago. We spent nights 2, 3, 4 at my aunt and uncle's house. We then ended out trip at a hotel in LA on Night 5 (our anniversary).

Day 1, we headed to the Santa Monica Pier. We ate some AMAZING corndogs, and walked the pier.
We saw the cutest little boys performing on the pier. They were singing "Mony, Mony". It was adorable! I think these two needs to be on Ellen :)

We then headed down Venice Beach, where we saw a whole slew of crazies! This was the roller skating guitar player. He was a hit!

On the way to their house, we drove a very beautiful scenic route. It was AMAZING!!!

That night, we met up with my cousin Jordan, my cousin Brad and his girlfriend Candice, and two of Brad's friends at a mexican restaurant by their house. It had yummy food, and giant margaritas! Yum, yum!!!

Day 2, we headed to Santa Barbara to visit wine country. We had lots of wine, and great scenery!

We visited Fess Parker's winery. He was the real Daniel Boone....like our coon-skinned caps!

Day3, Jeremy and I headed to Hollywood Blvd. to see the walk of stars. We walked the whole thing. You wouldn't think it was very long, but it was!

We saw so many famous stars!!!

Speaking of famous stars, we just so happened to run into the Top 13 American Idols :)

And......I just so happned to get my pic taken with a couple of them. Here I am with James!

That night we got to watch my cousin Jordan (#9), play in her Powder Puff game :) She was brutal out there!

Day 4, we headed to Fox Studios, where my uncle works, for a tour. I was star struck the whole time. We didn't run into anyone famous, but being on the property was so amazing.

My uncle got us access to the set of HOUSE. Here we are in front of House's office. And yes, we went in it. We were ALL OVER that set!!! It made me want to cry!

On our last night there, Jeremy and I stayed at a hotel in LA. We got our room upgraded to a suite for no extra charge. With this upgrade, we got VIP access, which included access to the VIP lounge. That night we headed to a FANCY restaurant, in which we enjoyed a bottle of wine given to us from my aunt and uncle, and a FANTASTIC dinner! It was our 8 year anniversary!

We had the time of our lives in LA....thank you so much Aunt Kathi, Uncle Mike, Jordan, and Brad (Zach..we are glad you are back from London, hope to see you soon)! Also a huge thanks to my mother, who was my girls' caretaker for 5 days. She did an amazing job!!!! She is an amazing woman! Jeremy and I had a great time, and felt so much love when our little girls ran to us and wrapped their tiny arms around our necks! I love my family!!!!!