I wore flip-flops on Christmas Day

We have been in California for almost 24 hours, and we are having a wonderful time! Jeremiah did a pretty good job on our flights yesterday, and we arrived safely at the Ontario airport at 9:15 pm last night.

Hanging out at the Omaha Airport before boarding our plane. PraiseBaby DVD anyone?

From Omaha to Denver, Jeremiah was awake and wide-eyed. There were lots of things to look at, and lots of people to charm!

We had a 3 hour layover in Denver, so that was a bit of a challenge. Jeremiah was sleep-deprived but would not give in and go to sleep because there was just too much going on! He just wanted to get down on the floor and crawl around!


Finally JUST before we boarded our plane in Denver, Jeremiah fell asleep (it was a fight-- and I won!). And what a trooper, he slept through take off and pretty much the entire flight. He woke up in time to land (at about 11:15 Iowa time!) in Ontario and greet Grandpa and Grandma, Auntie Abby, Uncle Ben, and Uncle Matt and Aunt Cheryl! Josie was in bed already, so he had to wait to see her!

This morning Jeremiah and Josie met again and got right down to business playing with toys!


The rest of the day today was spent eating brunch, opening presents, playing Wii, taking a walk to the park, enjoying the sunny day, and relaxing. We ended the day with a tour around Redlands looking at Christmas lights. It was a great day!

Dad's amazing form in Wii bowling.


A little Wii Tetris.

Opening presents...





Dad and Ben could not contain their excitement.






A walk to the park in the afternoon!


I love palm trees!

Jeremiah is having so much fun being able to go outside and play without his coat on (I think he must be a California boy at heart). :)

We have many more adventures to come this week!