Happy Birthday Uncle Brent!

WELL, I am really behind on blogging.  We have been really busy the past 6 months and frankly just trying to cope and function with three kids under three.   Life is full and FUN and very busy and at the same time really challenging for me as a mommy with a strong willed Benjamin and Lainey Ann who cant really communicate all her needs yet.  Claire is a delight and finally at 5 months sleeping through the night, praise the LORD!  Here are some pictures from our adventures in Pebble Beach, CA and our family reunion to celebrate my brother Brent's 40th Birthday.  What a special and significant time with the Harman clan to celebrate Brent in one of his favorite places on earth.  Pebble Beach, CA for a golf vacation.  It was beautiful and surprisingly to me there was a lot to do with the kids.  And at 34 weeks pregnant it was a wonderful destination to relax and prepare for Baby Claire.  I had the most amazing SPA experience at the Lodge at Pebble Beach.  It was like a movie scene.  There was an outdoors waiting room with views of the Pacific Ocean.  Here are some other pictures from our travels from Thanksgiving.  I am so very thankful for my parents and the generous offering of this incredible vacation.  We rented a beautiful home in walking distance to Pebble Beach Golf Club.   What a dream! Thanks for having a birthday Brent!  We love you.

The most Amazing Sunset on 17 mile drive

The Lone Cypress a famous tree
that is a spectacular site to see on 17 mile drive

Walker Sr. and Bryce on the Spanish Bay Golf Course
Bryce said it was one of the most amazing experiences of his life.  They were the "dew sweepers"
 and had incredible caddies to help them play the course.  

Lainey Ann and Benjamin getting ready for our trip and for baby sister.  I got out the bassinet to get it ready for the baby and they climbed in with all of Benjamin's "friends"  (his stuffed animals)  They were hilarious, both stuffed in the baby bassinet playing peek-a-boo with the teddy bear!

Daddy and our "Daddy's girl"  Lainey Ann on our flight to California.  

They both did great thanks to Finding Nemo and lots of snacks!!

Here's my VERY large belly on our road trip to the state park north of Pebble Beach

 We went to this awesome hotel The Post Ranch Inn and ate at their restaurant and it was literally on the side of a cliff.  It was so stunning.  I see now why people LOVE California so much. The scenery was so spectacular.  It was in the Big Sur National Park area and it was worth the drive down from Carmel.

We wreaked havoc on the Lodge at Pebble Beach's Bar area for our Thanksgiving Lunch.  It was delicious food, but no cornbread dressing or pecan pie.  We missed our Southern Favorites!

 Ainsley helping me chase down Lainey Ann and Benjamin

View from the 17 mile drive

 Playing in the Sand....hey what is this stuff Lainey Ann seems to say with her bewildered look

 Benjamin "helping"  LaineyAnn at the Beach.  It was a beautiful but quite chilly November Day at the beach but it was our first Thanksgiving to walk on the beach!  So fun!
 Here we all are on our Adventure to "Seal Beach"- hundreds of Seals on the rocks it was so fun for kiddos to see all those seals so close up.

 Here are Benjamin and Lainey Ann helping mommy "Cook" at our rental house.  They made a complete mess but on this rainy afternoon it provided mommy with an activity for the Erickson crew.  There were not many baby or kid toys at the rental house:)

 Finally heres our final night at Spanish Bay the famous bagpiper at sunset which is a nightly tradition at Spanish Bay Golf Course.  We met the golfers for a cocktail and had a chilly,  but fun sunset experience on the 18th green.  For some strange reason I do not have a picture of Brent and Elle from this trip??

 But I do have this PRECIOUS picture of their little boy DOC.  He was 7 months old in this picture I believe.  He looks like Elle I think but he has the most expressive Harman mannerisms, which is quite fun because he looks like Mckay sometimes.  8