Yuletide With The Castrejons, Part III

Christmas day with my family was so relaxing. We had a handmade Christmas gift exchange, and it was so fun to see the thoughtfulness each family member put into their gifts for the other person. I was able to build my dad a website for his music, and had business cards printed for him to pass out at conventions and shows and stuff. After enjoying a delicious breakfast while listening to Luke 2 (the Christmas story in the Bible), gift-exchanging, and game-playing, we took a quick family portrait because my eldest brother Charlie had to work at Golf-N-Stuff. Boo. But otherwise, it was a beautiful day.

Rewind: The Beach.

 

 

  

  

 

  

WELCOME TO...

 

 My family,

at the beach,

last July,

fun.

One Pregnancy Post A Week: Le Belly Fotos.

 

 

I told myself I wouldn't take or post pictures of my weekly pregnancy progress--the self-shot photos of me standing in front of a door/closet/window/wall would not be flattering...so I was happy and grateful when Nichole, a fellow WUCO wife and friend, offered to take some pictures of my little 6 month belly at the Santa Monica Pier. These are some of my favorites, though Nichole posted a few more on her blog. As it was an impromptu shoot, I'm glad I at least wore something that matched!

p.s. the sunset was as beautiful as it looks. And this was during the middle of January...I just love southern California.

Previous Pregnancy Posts

California Dreamin'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The best part about living here is how close we are to some of our favorite places.

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We are:

  >> 30 mins from Disneyland

  >> 45 minutes from downtown L.A.

  >> 1 hr 30 mins from San Diego

  >> 45 minutes from Newport Beach

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We took advantage of that fact and headed down to Newport Beach last week. After going to the temple, we drove to the marina and did the Newport Beach thing--took the ferry to Balboa Island, got some frozen bananas, walked along the boardwalk, and watched the waves crash onto the shore. (Apparently there was an emergency in the water so no one was allowed to go in past the wave breaks.)

Ahh, vacation. How I will miss you these next four years!

Prior Newport Beach trip & pictures here.