Papa and Mer Mer visit!!!! And I turn 31!

Lucky kids got a visit from their Papa and Mer Mer!!! They were on an epic road trip and saw beautiful Banff and then came down to us. We LOVE having Papa and Mer Mer to visit. We don't get to see them often, but when they do get to come up here it is awesome because we have them all to ourselves!! Their phones don't even work in Canada...HA HA HA!!! ;)

This is why Mer Mer is so awesome. I remember she used to tell me stories of when she was a little girl and one of them was about weaving flowers into a crown. We went on a morning walk and they ended up gathering flowers and making crowns of their own.

This is one of my favorite pictures of all time. :) My mom and my girls. She is such an amazing mom and grandma. They ADORE her!

For my birthday I got my hair did! I've never dyed my hair. Proud of my virgin hair...but I am going grey! Already! Especially since I cut my bangs. Cut in just the right spot to show a crop of grey hair. And since living in Canada for 8 years now whenever I go home people ask if I've dyed my hair darker...nope! Just never see the sun! So I got some artificial sun in my hair to feel like a Californian again. :) It was fun and I felt very pampered! I felt like a woman. Like it was some rite of passage or something. HA!

Just a lighter me!

My birthday! the big 3-1! Mom gave me that shirt, and I got a real massage gift certificate for Justin (that I still haven't used 8 months later?! But Papa and Mer Mer are coming this week and so I finally scheduled my massage for while they are here!)

Kate. Ha ha! Happy birthday to me!

Papa and Mer Mer also bought Everett and me matching onesie jammies!! I had a red pair of jammies I lost when we lost our luggage. :( Now Everett and I match! Zach was feeling left out so he went and put some red jammies on too.

And yes the flap works... :)

Pretty cute little bear cub crawling around. :)

My mom and Dad. :) I love them and miss them so much.