The next day was Sunday, and we made the trek back up to Orange County so we could go to our old church and see some more friends. We got together with even more of Phil's college accountability group which was fun. (Apparently, I stopped taking so many pictures at this point in our trip!)
Monday, we returned our rental car, and then we went to go see my grandparents. I hadn't been over to their house in a long while and it was nice to spend some quality time with them.
Tuesday, we said our good-byes to my parents and flew back to Seattle. It was a pretty uneventful trip which is always the way you want it!
On Wednesday, we got see another college buddy that was in the Pacific NW for Christmas. It was great to see Luke, and get caught up on his exciting life.
The next day, the kids and I took him back to his ferry and decided to make the roundtrip on the boat with him. The boys had so much fun being on a boat!
After the ferry ride, we found a beautiful park near the ferry dock that we explored for a bit. It was nestled between the Sound and a train track and there was some construction going on near it too. Boats, trains, and tractors - what more can a boy want?
On Friday, we were able to spend time with Phil's parents who are beginning their furlough. Phil had to work both Thursday and Friday, so we waited to do our Christmastime with them until Saturday. We did let Noah open his birthday present from them though. He was (and still is) enthralled by his duplo fire station!
Saturday we did get to do our Christmastime with Grandma and Papa ("the Hagelberg ones" as Noah says). We enjoyed being spoiled by gifts and good times.
And in conclusion, Phil left for a business trip on Sunday. He gets back tomorrow! Slowly life is getting back to normal. Maybe we can take down our Christmas lights and tree this weekend? We'll see! ;-)
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