Brooklyn was out of school this past Monday and Tuesday for mid-winter break and so we flew down to Northern California. It was great - we got to stay and spend time with my parents as well as my two brothers and their families. It had been a long time since Steve and Brooklyn had been there so it was nice to have them come along too.
We flew in on Valentine's Day. My parents picked us up at the airport and then we went over to my younger brother, Alan's house. He and his his wife, Lisa had the entire family over for a Valentine's Day dinner. Check out the fancy table all set for dinner.
We were each given a menu.
We had heart shaped hamburgers for dinner. They were yummy!
Brooklyn loves spending time with her cousins. 
We have a tradition in our family of putting our Valentine's on the doorstep, ringing the doorbell and running. Steve caught me just as I was about to drop my Valentine's off on the doorstep!
It was so sunny and warm while we were there. We enjoyed picking oranges with Grandpa in his backyard.
Check out all those oranges! We brought home a huge box of oranges with us and we have been enjoying them all week. It is like biting into sunshine each time you have one - so packed with flavor.
Saturday night all the adults went to the temple to do sealings. My dad is a sealer in the Sacramento temple and it was fun to have him conduct our sealing session. Brooklyn had the opportunity to go do baptisms for the dead with her cousins Jacob and Matthew and the youth in their ward. She had a great time with them.
After the temple session we went out to dinner and then later that evening we went out for banana splits.
Sunday we went to church and Brooklyn had the opportunity to play a piano solo during sacrament meeting. Brooklyn has such an amazing talent - it was fun for her to have an opportunity to share it with her Grandparents, family and their friends.
Monday, Grandpa took us on a drive down memory lane over to Sacramento in the neighborhoods where I grew up. It was fun driving past our old house, church, schools and my dads dental building. Lots of fun memories in Sacramento. He also took us to Merlino's for orange freezes and hamburgers for lunch. It tasted so so good.
On our way to the airport Tuesday we stopped at In-N-Out for burgers and fries. We had such a relaxing time visiting my family. We really enjoyed getting together for family dinners and being with my awesome parents, brothers, their wives and kids. Thanks for all the fun family.
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