Trip to LA!

My step brother got married over the weekend in CA. Rowan and I were lucky enough to get to go, thanks to my mom and Brian. Unfortunately Russ couldn’t take work off..we really missed him!

Rowan had a lot of firsts: first plane ride, first time in CA, first wedding, first time at a hotel… He did SO great! I literally almost didn’t go because I just couldn’t imagine taking him on a plane, let alone for a ride to the grocery store these days, hehe. I think he liked the hum of the plane and we just passed him back and forth and kept him entertained with snacks, and toys, etc.. He even took a nap each way.

On the plane

On the bus to get our rental car. Rowan wasn’t too thrilled to be strapped down once again.. but still did great!

Our Hotel was The Marriot in Camarillo. It’s fairly new and was really nice. Here’s Ro taking a little nap. I swear he slept better on our trip than he does at home. Probably because he was SO tired from all the fun.

My brother Ron lives in Sherman Oaks- about an hour away. He got to come meet his little nephew for the first time. it was so great getting the chance to spend some time with him. We walked over to a big baseball field across from the hotel and let Rowan run around. There were a lot of planes flying by overhead which Ro loved!

The Rehearsal Dinner was at a Ranch House BBQ restaurant and was a lot of fun. It was really great seeing Brian’s 4 kids, and more of the grandkids- Rowan’s cousins! Wish we had more time to visit but hopefully in the near future. On the day of the wedding we had a little time in the morning to head over to the beach. We put Rowan down in the sand and at first he looked pretty intrigued. He ran his fingers through it. As soon as I took his little toes for a dip in the ocean, he was done. He was crying for me to pick him up and if I even stepped in the water he would get upset. Haha..poor guy!The wedding was unbeleivable. Most beautiful venue I’ve ever been to. Right on the beach in Malibu. Jeff’s now wife, Monica was super organized and thought of everything, right down to the last detail. Here we are on the plane ready to head home. Rowan loves to hold cell phones up to his ear everytime we say hello. He babbles a bunch and waves his hands around like he’s having a conversation. Wonder where he got that from?!