Two months since I posted anything...
I've got some catching up to do.
Starting with Spring Break last week. :)
Nothing could have better than a relaxing week in Newport Beach CA with some of our favorites, in this adorable beach house... plenty big enough for all 15 of us to spread out in.
The drive was uneventful. Quite pleasant actually... looked a lot like this most of the way.
We arrived Monday afternoon with the Carlsen's after a stay in "Viva Las Vegas" as Lydia called it.
Unpacked our stuff and headed right to the beach for the afternoon.
It was definitely not hot... pretty breezy... the water was freezing... but the sun was shining and none of us cared much about the 1st three things on the list...
We were at the beach... and totally happy to be soaking in the Vitamin D!!!
We spent a good part of the day there for 5 days straight.
(Picture overload warning) :)
But honestly is there anything more wonderful than watching your kids playing together.
Getting pummeled by waves.
Body surfing.
Building sandcastles.
Burying each other in the sand.
Marveling at the vastness and power of the ocean.
Seeing dolphins and seals playing in the water.
And hearing the crashing waves?
I think not!
Of course there were jumping pics...
And Best Friend pics..
And just plain adorable pics...
It was perfect... and proof it was a little chilly.
When Joe and Lisa arrived on Wednesday Joe came to the beach like this...
Lisa and Kyler are pretending they're not with him. :)
Speaking of Kyler... so happy to have him home from his mission to Hungary.
For 2 years on our vacations we could go long stretches of time without eating. He's back... and reminds us when it's time to eat.
Shane is glad he is back... because he really likes to eat!
Missed Josh though who was being a good "student" and didn't come since it wasn't USU's spring break. :(
One day we all rented bikes and rode all the way from Newport Beach to Huntington Beach... about 15 miles round trip. Probably the highlight of the trip for most of us.
It was so beautiful, and a blast.
And yeah, you couldn't miss us!
Lydia enjoyed her perfect view in the front of me.
Jadyn and Shane rode on this tandem bike.
And Joe didn't ride this way for long... :)
It was super fun! The girls all want "Cruiser Bikes" now... I would imagine they aren't nearly as fun with any type of a hill!
We spent each night playing games together and watching a few movies.
And hearing really high pitched "girl laughter." Way late into the night... (Kelsee/Tayler)
We took a 2 minute ferry to Balboa Island. :)
Rode this cute ferris wheel.
Shopped!!
Shane was a good sport... even tried picking out stuff for the girls.
Unfortunately they don't need help with that.
Jadyn was SUPER excited that she got to "try stuff on." Apparently she went in the dressing room with Tayler and said, "Now Tayler I've never done this before... so I just put this on?" We got a good chuckle out of that. :) I guess I've always just bought stuff and returned it if it didn't fit... She felt like a princess modeling her stuff.
And the little ones were excited about this carousel at one of the malls.
We had a great time just walking around and seeing all the fun beach houses and 30' by 100' lots selling for MILLIONS!
We enjoyed beautiful sunsets.
Ate yummy food.
Had fun on the pier.
Made smores on the beach... totally something on my bucket list!
We headed out one night just after 10... just in time to get the fire started.
And hear them announce that the beach was now closed. :(
So we tried again the next night with better success.
It was a fabulously successful week.
One we won't soon forget.
Especially grateful for my cute family.
And my awesome hubby.
And fun loving, easy going friends to travel with.
I must admit waking up to that snowy blizzard yesterday...
made me wonder why we came home!
1 comment:
What a great trip!
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