Christmas & Birthday Recap


Well, Christmas has come and gone, I'm 30, Ethan's 18 months and a new year is around the corner.  We even survived a flight down to southern CA and life in a hotel with a toddler for a whole week.  Amazing, right?

We had a wonderful time down in Orange County this past week.  The weather was amazingly warm (mid to high 70's!) and we got spend quality time with friends and family.  I know that people think cold and snow when it comes to Christmas (and luckily we get plenty of that at home in Tahoe) but there is just something about walking around in flip flops and enjoying all of the Christmas decorations (along with the palm trees) that feels like home to me.


Feels magical to me!


Ethan definitely enjoyed the shorts weather and fountain at Fashion Island.  Look how happy he is! 


 I loved catching up with my twin brothers.  One of them just got engaged this past fall and they're planning a 2014 wedding...so exciting!!

 
Ethan enjoyed his first So Cal Christmas.  He was only mildly interested in the presents under the tree though!


And my last attempt at getting a photo with "Santa" was a major fail!  Oh well...there's always next year!



I got to spend my birthday enjoying the warm beach weather in Huntington Beach and that night I went out to drinks and dinner with friends!


You might  recognize one of these pretty faces...Courtney got to join in on the fun too!


I mean really...this child was just loving the outdoors in December!  ;)


Overall, we had an amazing time enjoying the warm weather and celebrating!


And the best part was that I got to come home to Tahoe this past weekend and celebrate with all of our friends here, including my sister-in-law and her husband who were visiting for the holidays.  We rocked out to Tainted Love (an amazing 80's cover band) and had the best time!

I hope you all had an amazing Christmas!  Cheers to 2014!

xo natasha

19 comments :

  1. Happy Birthday Natasha! Looks like you had an amazing Christmas! I'm jealous of the warm weather!

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  2. looks like a great time! happy birthday! xo

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  3. Had so much fun celebrating with you at Tainted Love! Will definitely have to go see them again the next time they're in town! xo

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  4. So bummed I missed Tainted Love with you! Hope you had an awesome birthday! xoxo

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  5. Have to love SoCal Winters ;) That picture of Ethan by the presents was just toooo much!!! xo

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  6. what a fun visit! glad the weather was so good. looks like you had a great 30th!

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  7. Ah so glad you guys had nice weather. What a fun Christmas for Ethan!

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  8. I'm jealous of your SoCal winter!

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  9. Looks like such a great time, happy belated!

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  10. happy birthday! looks like you had a fun trip :)

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  11. I'm from Canada so I love a white christmas, but we spent a few Christmases in Florida as a kid and I definitely didn't miss the snow!

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  12. Happy Birthday! I wouldn't mind a warm and sunny Christmas. Occasionally, we have those here in Alabama but nothing like a warm and sunny Christmas in California.

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  13. Happy Birthday Natasha! How fun that Courtney was part of your celebration! You all look beautiful. I love the photo of Ethan kicking back by the presents. Such a happy little cutie!

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  14. I always picture a snowy, white Christmas.....but oddly enough I've never had one! There's something so nice about having warm, sunny weather though and being able to enjoy the park on Christmas though too! So glad you enjoyed your trip! Happy birthday!

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  15. So fun!! Happy birthday to you---hope you had a great one. And blessings to you in 2014!

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  16. Great recap Natasha. Happy New Year to you.

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  17. Happy happy happy birthday my love. Glad you had such an amazing time with family and friends! :) Hope to SEE you both in 2014 :)

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  18. I <3 Tainted Love! They're so awesome. I'm glad you got to enjoy some warm weather.

    Happy 2014!

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  19. Merry (belated) Christmas! I'm sure it was pretty awesome getting a break from the cold to soak up some sun for Christmas.

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