Way back in August, we moved back to Arizona. Ben has started his company (which is just him for now), so we could live anywhere. We decided pretty quickly that we wanted to live in Arizona. The decision came just a couple of weeks before school started, so we had to hurry. We moved Thursday, registered Baylee for school on Friday, and then school started on Monday. Here's a few more adventures we had in the few months we lived in California again.
We had a few visits to Super Franks, sometimes with cousin, Abby. Its a great place for kids- there are a few different rooms that they can play in and Baylee and Payton loved it.
The kids and I had couple of visits to the Oakland zoo. On the first visit, we got really close to a giraffe. It was hanging out in the water barrier they have to keep them from getting too close to the fence.
We hit a few parks. I remember coming to this one with the cement slide when I was little (my grandparents lived in Pleasanton for a little while and actually knew Ben's parents). I was surprised that Payton loved going down it by himself when he was just around 18 months old. He's our little dare devil. In the first picture, we were so happy that Aunt Anna found Baylee a belt!!!! No more crack for Baylee!
One day we went to the Jelly Belly factory. We had to get a picture of John Wayne made out of Jelly Belly's for my dad and brother. They are both big fans.
We went to a cheese factory. Unfortunately they didn't have tours that day. But we did overpay on some cheese sandwiches and get to feed some animals. All the produce we got from fruit stands on the way back was a plus though.
We had lunch and ice cream at the famous Fenton's Creamery (Baylee remembers it from the movie Up).
We had a lot of fun exploring and shopping in San Francisco. We made a lot trips there and always had a lot of fun.
We did a lot of walking and eating in downtown Pleasanton.
Baylee took a soccer class through the city. She did a little better this time than the league she was in when she was three.
It's hard to tell from this picture, but Payton got his first black eye. He slipped off of a chair. This was just after Baylee gave herself a baseball size bump on the back of her head when she fell off a barstool. 
We had a lot of fun at my nephews' baseball games. Ben also played softball, and we loved watching him play too.
Ben and I hiked the Ridge. Ok, not the whole way, but it was starting to get dark and we didn't have any flashlights. It was a beautiful view from how high we did hike though.
We went to the Alameda County Fair. We loved being able to see the horses on the racetrack when we left the house in the morning. It was fun to go to the fair and see them race and to play around a little. We tried to get Baylee to do the sheep riding competition, but in the end she got too scared.
The circus came to town and we went and watched it for free. Baylee got to go down and participate in some pre-show fun. Yes, we were wearing jeans in July. That's something that doesn't happen in Arizona.
Thank you, California, for all the fun. And thank you to Ben's parents for letting us live with them for 8 months. We miss you, but we are happy to be back on our feet and in Arizona.
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