September Round Up

September was another busy, yet fun month for us.  Below are some of the weekend highlights.  Oh, and we are thrilled it's football season and proud that are Aggies are off to a good start....gig' 'em Ags!

Whale Watching in Monterey Bay
I've always wanted to go on a whale-watching excursion, and lucky for me LivingSocial offered an incredible deal to hard to resist.  I had my doubts given the tickets were $20 each, but the trip didn't disappoint.  We saw several humpback whales dining on sardines, including a mother and her calf.  It was amazing!

Our boat, the High Spirits.

Mother and her calf.

Hiltbrand Girls Reunited

I made a trip to Wilmington to spend a few days with the my mom, Lauren and Briley.  We had a blast!  I had my fill of beach time, crab dip, queso, warm weather, sunshine, and most importantly, Briley and family  time!! And I was fortunate to see my dad for one night when he returned from his trip oversees.  Can't wait to hang out with everyone again at Christmas!

Dockside = delicious crab dip.

Can't even handle her adorable Carolina coastal outfit complete with pink Converse shoes. Cutest thing ever.

Cheeseball beachbum hammin' it up!

Two beachbums in a pod...Aunt Erin loves Briley!

Briley loves her nana!

Briley is such a mama's girl!  I really enjoyed walking the "loop" at the beach with Lauren and Briley.

Visit from Mindy

We love to host family and friends, so we were fortunate that Mike's mom, Mindy, decided to visit us for several days.  We enjoyed some of the yummy digs around our 'hood, a bit of retail therapy, and Mike and Mindy did some sightseeing in Sausalito.  We had grand plans to go sailing, but that was the one day it decided to rain and it never rains in September!  Thanks for coming to visit us!

What a great photo!