CALIFORNIA 2008

NEWPORT BEACH What a fun and fast trip! Although we were exhausted when we got back, we were so glad we went. The best part about the trip was that my brother and 2 sisters came! The last time we were all together for a vacation was 2 years ago! Next up, Hawaii...without kids. Jared and I decided to fly out with the boys Thursday morning and they both did great! It was fun watchng Wyatt roll his little Spider Man suitcase through the airport. He was really excited about flying and kept asking me, "Are we flying?" I was afraid the flight attendant might get annoyed with us and kick us off the plane. Towards the end of the flight Jared let Wyatt use his I-pod, and he listened to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang over and over. Luke actually "sat" on my lap like he was supposed to and didn't make a sound! He was really interested in looking out the window. The flight there couldn't have gone any better (of course it is just an hour 15 min. flight...still I was very proud). Right after we arrived we rented a car (Jared upgraded to the Lincoln Town car---you know, the car that looks like a boat. Wyatt was crying and didn't want to get in it) and headed to the beach house my sisters were staying in, changed into our suits, and went to the beach! The boys L-O-V-E-D the beach!! Wyatt was ever so excited to see his cousin Abbey and right away they had me and Connie chasing them down the beach. I enjoyed watching Luke run around. He has a great big pot belly that he sticks out, and to make it even better he lets his arms swing freely when he runs. He was very entertaining. That night we all gathered (my brother, Cam, and his wife Jenny and Johnny, a friend of Carrie's arrived just in time) for dinner at a family fav., The Old Spaghetti Factory, to celebrate Carrie's (which was that day) and Cam's b-days. It was really late by the time we got seated, and the kids were tired, but it was still delicous! Friday we spent all day at Disneyland. Whew! It was hot, but that didn't stop us from having fun. Wyatt was a pro this time and didn't cry on any rides. The adults had fun riding Space Mountain...FUN! Saturday was another fun filled day at the beach. Jared spent most of the day boogie boarding and even got me to get out in the COLD water for a little bit. The lifeguards were busy saving lots of people from the rip tides, but thankfully not any of us. That night we all gathered together again for dinner at Claim Jumper. Either I was really hungry, or that was by far the best place I have been to eat in awhile...or both. All I know is that it was goo-ood food. Before we knew it Sunday came and we flew home. Our flight was delayed an hour so we hung out at the airport for awhile, but with kids it felt like an eternity. I was a little worried this time that the boys would be tired and cranky, but not so. Jared and I both neglected to remember where we parked at the airport, but Jared found the car no probem...see, things couldn't have been any better!

Johnny and Carrie

Me and Luke waiting for dinnerAt Disneyland-My brother Cam and his wife Jenny (with Stella), and my sister Connie

I couldn't get Wyatt to sit still

Luke's run

At the airport on the way home