My beautiful mama is en route back home to California, leaving a Nana sized hole in all our hearts here on the east coast.

We had an amazing ten days with our favorite lady- celebrating her birthday in both NYC and CT, enjoying many a lunch date with MM, and whipping up some delicious eats in the kitchen. These visits with her are always too short, no matter how many days we spend together. I never thought I'd be raising my girl so far away from loved ones that mean so much to us, but I will say that we do our best to make the best of it. We've gotten pretty good at cramming lots of love and fun into our time together;  in some ways making it even more precious than if it was plentiful.  And it doesn't hurt that we aren't adverse to hopping on a plane or two.

Here are a few pics of our little life, lately: 

{ I've been searching high and low for delicious Mexican food out here on the east coast and found a gem in nearby Vega. The decor isn't too shabby either }

{ This view of my mama's birthday flowers + one of her bags, that I may or may not steal }

{ Army of Love: I took full advantage of the extra set of hands and biked my little heart }

{ And a lot of this smiling face }