Happy Anniversary

James was gone at a conference during our anniversary this year. Actually, for most of the years we've been married our anniversary has fallen during finals week, or some other busy time for James. We've learned to celebrate whenever we can, and to not worry much about the actual date. So, 4 months late...here is our anniversary celebration this year!

We started by heading to California Adventure together. We had a great time actually getting to ride together on the rides. Brielle is tall enough for most of them, but Ethan is not, so we usually have to trade off kid duty.

We were amazed by how many rides we could fit in when we didn't have kids and strollers to deal with. We only stayed for a couple of hours, but still went on all the big rides, and even some smaller ones.

We then enjoyed a yummy fondue dinner at The Melting Pot. We have been wanting to try out this restaurant since we first heard about it back in Utah, at least 7 years ago. A travelzoo deal came along; so we finally did it. The food was pretty amazing, the dessert was even more so. We were carefully watching for our waiter to make sure he didn't see us licking the bowl.  We didn't want to waste a single drop.

We headed to the St. Regis, where we have stayed before.  We earned a free night stay while we were out in Virginia Beach for James' conference in June.  

Saturday morning James went for a bike ride while I ran along the beach.  We then met back at the room to enjoy our freshly made hot chocolate delivered by our personal french butler.

The kids were so excited about being able to have a sleepover with their cousins.  We appreciate Aunt Megan and Uncle Danny for watching them while we celebrated 8(+) years of marriage and many more to come!