It was......off to Los Angeles to see Wicked!

Okay, okay. So here is the 411 on my trip! I flew down to Long Beach last Monday morning with my sister-in-law, Tami and we met up with all of Brandon's sisters(Heather, Heidi, Kirsten and Angie) and my mother-in-law (Leesa) who were on an earlier flight. We went to lunch at Panera Bread. Loved the food, and highly recommend it! I had never eaten there before and I just loved their menu. We headed to Redondo Beach and played in the water and relaxed on the beach. It was great fun! The water felt so good and I forgot how salty the ocean is. It had been a while since I really got in and swam and really played in the ocean.

The second day we did some shopping and visited Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, The Hollywood Walk of Fame and had a quick dinner at California Pizza Kitchen before heading to Pantages Theatre to see Wicked! Wow! It was an incredible show. I am now a fan! I loved not knowing much about the story before seeing it. It was great to see it all unfold and I love the music which I can't get out of my head now. It was well worth it!

The last day we made a quick trip to Knott's Berry Farm before going to the airport for our evening flight. It's a fun place and I had actually never been there before. I'll have to go back someday when I can spend more time there. I guess all of us mommies needed the little break, because there were lots of fun silly moments where us girls couldn't stop laughing! Fun, fun times.

Back to the real world now...getting ready for school to start. One week in counting. I always have mixed feelings about this time. Sad to see this great summer end, yet happy to be on a better schedule and happy to see the kids learning. And let's face it, happy for the break! But it means they are growing and getting bigger and I can't believe Tanner is going to be in 2nd grade and my twins in Kindergarten. Oh my. Where DOES the time go?