We had a great time in Southern California! We shared a beach house with our dear friends from Sacramento, the Droubay family. Their two boys and our two oldest are great friends, which was always a bonus when I was looking for someone to watch my guys... (smile!) Upstairs was 2 bedrooms (each with two queen beds), a bathroom, kitchen, and dining and living room. Downstairs (connected by an outside stairway) was a master bedroom, a small sitting area, a bathroom, and kitchenette. We found it on www.vrbo.com (it is rental #128732, if you want to go look at some more inside shots), and it was right on the beach! Our first full day there (Saturday)was spent on the beach. That turned out to be the boys favorite thing!
Sunday we went to the Oceanside 4th ward, then spent the day relaxing, eating spaghetti and scones, and walking the beach and the pier.
Monday was SeaWorld day! Jordan has decided he no longer likes dolphins, since they wouldn't stop splashing him at the dolphin show.
Tuesday was another beach day. We were actually planning to go to LegoLand, but because there are a bunch of water rides, and it really wasn't warm enough to be wet in an amusement park, we decided we'd stay on the beach again. The boys would get in the ocean, get cold, roll in the warm sand, warm up, and then get wet again. And when they'd get too tired of it all, we'd hose them off, put them in a warm tub, and let them play inside. Boy, they were great sleepers!!!
Wednesday was our Disneyland/California Adventure Day. The boys decided their favorite rides were California Screaming (a loop roller coaster) and Space Mountain. Who'd have thought? They either are really getting big enough to love a little more of the thrill rides, or they were trying really hard to impress their friends...
Thursday ended up being another beach day, and a wash/get ready to leave day. And Friday we came home. I've got over 100 pictures, and I'm not sure how to post them! How about a slide show?
6 comments:
I loved the slide show! It looks like you guys had a great trip. That house looks fabulous! With my parents living in Orange County, we'd never put the money into renting a place like that. Bummer. It would be so much fun! And Legoland isn't worth the money.
I am jealous. It looks so much fun. What a fun vacation. Next time invite grandma to go!
I finally got through your slide show. Every time i tried, Cohen would come over and try to grab at the lap top! It looks like yall had a great time! Your beach house looks like a ton of fun. I'm so glad you have a blog so we can see more pics of each others families grow! I think Robb and Maddy would be good bloggers, we should get them into it!
PS, I like the new look of your blog, the other one was a little hard to read sometimes!
Hey Christie- Cali looks so fun! Julie mentioned that you lived in Kent! Where at? I lived right off kent kangley and 124th- by the stk center. I was in the 7th ward and my maiden name was Muir- What were you guys doing there? Where is your hubby from?
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