New Year's Weekend with the Izu family

We brought in the new year with a trip to Santa Barbara.

We drove up to Thousand Oaks on Friday night & spent the night at my parents' house. Bennett stayed with Grandma on Saturday while we had a date day & night away. We went to a movie, went out to lunch, and drove up to my brother's new house in Santa Barbara.

Chris & Jill's adorable house

the front yard

My cousins came up to Santa Barbara too.

Colin & Sara dropped off little Conner at my parents' house with my Auntie Joni, Uncle Bart, & Grandma Izu. Lara, Sara, & Colin drove up & we had a fun New Year's Eve with the cousins. Delicious BBQ, relaxing evening without the kids, late night watching the ball drop, and sleeping in the next day!


Yum!

Colin & Luke trying to make it until midnight!

After a lazy morning & a stop for coffee & muffins, we drove back down to Thousand Oaks to hang out with the fam.

It was such a relaxing day full of...

reading

sleeping

snacking

watching football

playing with toys

playing games

and opening presents!

We left Sunday night to drive home. Poor Bennett was pooped! He had such a fun weekend with all his family...what a trooper!