Ah, the Joys of Southern California!

We had the absolute best weather last week. It was in the 80s all week long. I know this is hard for those of you who live in the bitter cold to hear, but we had so much fun on the long weekend with this beautiful weather. On Saturday we went hiking at Griffith Park, which is up by the Hollywood sign. Here is a picture someone took for us with the Hollywood sign in the background:

And, here is little Braden, because he is just adorable, as I am sure you will agree:

Then, on Monday (MLK Jr. Day) we went to the beach and basked in the sun! Brian went boogie boarding in his wetsuit, and Braden and I played on the beach. What a fabulous weekend!

Catch Up!

This is going to be a catch up post, since I haven't blogged for like 2 months. Since I last blogged, we celebrated Halloween by taking Braden trick-or-treating at the law school:

We went to St. George for Thanksgiving. There, Braden started solids and loved loved loved being able to eat REAL food.

He also got to sit on Santa's lap along with his two cute cousins who were born around the same time as him:

We went to Seattle for Christmas. Braden got his first pair of eyeglasses for Christmas. Isn't he the cutest muffin you have ever seen wearing glasses? Since getting them, he has been often referred to as "the professor" and "Harry Potter." We think he looks more like Ralphie from "A Christmas Story."

Yay for Christmas! We also enjoyed a fun New Year's at the Maucotel home. Then, we made our trip back to LA. Brian started an externship at the District Attorney (DA) office last week and has been loving working in the cold case murder division of their office. He is doing that full-time for school right now. And, finally, we just found out that we can move into a two bedroom apartment at the end of the month! We have been getting increasingly cramped in this one bedroom, so we finally took action to move. We are so excited!