Sunday, August 07, 2011

California Vacation

The last week in July we drove down to California to spend time with my family.  My sister and her kids were coming down from UT, and my brother and his family (who we had not seen in 4 yrs!) also came from TX.  Dylan finally got to meet his Texas cousins.:)  We had so much fun with everyone.  Of course, we had to spend a few days sitting on the beach.  Here is Dylan enjoying his lunch.

Daddy and the boys building a volcano

Finished Product, complete with a moat around it and a bridge.

Dave was such a great daddy (and husband) and spent most of his time out in the water with the kids.

Kids came home COVERED in sand, literally.  In fact after I was "rinsing" Dylan off at the showers, when I turned my back he rolled around in the sand and got completely covered, head to toe...

When all the boys went golfing, the ladies and kids hung out by the pool

Dylan is playing with his cousin Blake.  They LOVED playing with their cousins.  Now all of my kids want their cousins to live by them.:)

Scott is relaxing with his cousin Kate in the spa.

Madeline with cousin Marissa

After swimming, Dylan fell asleep before dinner.  We exhausted him while in CA.  Both days when driving down to the beach, he fell asleep in the car at about 9:30 am...
Dylan with my sister Nicole's youngest, Megan


Like I said, covered in sand.:)

The kids tried riding in on some boogie boards and LOVED it!


Dylan with Marissa and Libby.  These girls were so good to take care of and play with my kids.  My kids just loved the attention from the older cousins.:)

Even though it is a four day drive to CA(let me clarify, it is two days there, and two days back.  So a total of 4 days, not 4 days one way...) and we were really only there like 5 1/2 days, it was worth it to see our family.  Hopefully it won't be another four years until we can all get together again.:) We miss everyone and beautiful Newport Beach dearly!

6 comments:

Burke family said...

That looks perfect! Isn't it nice to be with family?! I have a brother in Texas who we haven't seen in 4 years too! I'm hoping my kids can meet their Texas cousins soon, too!

Becky said...

Oh, this looks so much fun. I'm envious!

Merkley Jiating said...

Amazing! I am so happy you guys went on vacation! And PIRATES HAT?! Is he in little league already?

Natalie Buchkovich said...

Looks like so much fun!!

Anonymous said...

I loved, loved, loved the pictures! So much was going on all the time that I didn't always see what each was doing. Dave was amazing! I don't think he sat down all day! Maybe to have a sandwich. :) We had soooo much fun and miss everyone terribly. We could not have asked for better weather for the whole week and the love and bonding between the cousins was priceless!Thank you everyone for coming!
Grandma Sue

Roo said...

I am now craving the beach after seeing those pictures!

Where are the pic of your new swimsuit??