For his birthday this year, Logan really wanted to go to California. So we did! Unfortunately, Noah had to work the week, so he stayed home. Yet, I survived taking a 6/7 year old through the airports solo. Both of our families still live in CA, and the grandparents are only about 30-min apart. We stayed with Noah’s parents as my family worked during the week. However, we had a beach day, where we saw many crabs on the shore, spent the day at the Santa Barbara Zoo (I haven’t been there since I was probably Logan’s age!), and of course, a party for the birthday boy! My sister spear-headed the party, with multiple contributions. It was at a favorite park and featured pink (Logan’s current favorite color), carrot cake, subs, a jolly jump, and many friends and their kids. The only thing missing was Noah