Mom's Perfect Day

Yesterday was Mom's birthday and Jonas quickly realized how important it was to make it special for the most important person in his life. He started out with a gift that he thought he'd enjoy too — a new peeler to replace the aging one Mom has been using to take all that yucky skin off of the yummy fruits and vegetables she whips up for him every day (what says love more than a new peeler!) ...

...then Jonas couldn't have behaved better as he went with Mom and Dad to meet their aunt, uncle, cousin and their friend at a Mexican restaurant in Santa Monica, where they ate outside on a gorgeous December day with highs in the upper 80s. After lunch, the Big Guy slept through one of the prettiest drives Mom and Dad have taken, as they wound their way back down the coast to Long Beach, where you could see Catalina Island in the distance...

...and later, we walked around the amazing homes of Naples in Long Beach, where Jonas was fascinated by all the holiday lights on display...

...a perfect end to a perfect day.