weekend

Saturday night Amanda came over so we could go out to Fish and Brooksie's house for dinner. It was so nice to get out for an evening. Expensive even with the free meal since Amanda's very pricey but worth it! We had a great time with Fish and Brooke - great wine and the food was excellent. Sunday morning our friend Step came over and we all squeezed into the Hyundai - well, just me between those two enormous carseats. We went up into the Angeles National Forest to have lunch at the Hidden Springs Cafe. Then drove to Switzer's to go for a hike. The boys were little troopers on that hike over big boulders, across little streams and along treacherous terrain - well, treacherous for 3 year olds. It was so beautiful with those tall oak trees and the rushing stream. J loved throwing rocks into the stream. D liked slashing at the thorns with his stick. I think this will be a regular hike for us. It's a great way to expend some energy (not us, them!) and also gives us an opportunity to introduce nature to the boys.