Well this is the first night in Cali and as you can see
Mia was VERY excited about being on the beach!
She immediately got in digging along with her cousins
Ari, Hailey, and Scott
Cute Ari digging away- she was seriously in the sand
more than everyone else, she LOVED it.
Dad and Mia
Mia relaxing on the beach
Hailey and Scott decided to get in the ocean right away
and get soaked
Next day on the beach with all our beach toys
Rick and I
Beautiful day digging: we really lucked out and
had beautiful weather the whole week :)
Rick grabbed Wally's boogie board and gave it a try
Brrr
Grandma with all the grandkids
Mia really wanted to get buried but she told Rick that
she needed boobs and a belly button too. Haha!
She layed there for quite awhile
Back to Crystal Cove looking for crabs: Grandpa and Ari
Grandma, Mia, and Scott
It was a pretty high tide but they LOVE looking for sea
creatures.
Searching for something in a hole
These three were impossible to get a picture of, but
we got some finally!
Sooo cute!
We grabbed Ari and got a picture of her in there!
Mia with her dad
crabs we were searching for
Another day at the beach
Bre, Wally, Kyse, and Laith came to the beach Monday
but I couldn't get Laith to look at me for a picture :(
Bre and Kyse
Bre and me
sisters! Missing Brooke, Nicole is due in just a few months :)
Rick and Grandpa spent a lot of time digging holes with Scott,
the girls kept him busy: Ari, Hailey, and Mia were asking for holes
They were also searching for baby crabs under the sand
Hailey had her own bucket of crabs
Cute kids loving the beach!
Scott had a ton of crabs too!
Mia's cute little self
Lots of girl drama but they had a ton of fun
Hailey posing
Ari with her candy necklace that she had on for four days:)
diva
Hailey being creative
Mia hanging out
Brooke, Chris, and Marlee came on Thursday but I only got a pic of
Brooke:(
family pic
Nicole wanted me to take a picture and a wave came and got them
wet, it was pretty funny!
Cute family
just a fun picture
off to Balboa Island at the candy store
Everyone got a load and ate it during the week
We took Mia to the mall where she loves to see the big fish
She just loves California and was sad that she had to leave
off to the huge fair where they got to see day old pigs and lots of little animals
My dad let the baby calf suck his finger and people were a little
freaked out haha. I guess he doesn't look like he was raised on a farm!
The kids got to ride a bunch of cool rides at the fair.
They had a blast.
Mia even rode her first rollercoaster with her cousin Scott,
she gives in to peer pressure but she LOVED it!
little Ari wasn't tall enough for rides so she got her face painted and
wouldn't let Nicole get it off, when she finally did, she cried. too cute!
We went to dinner at the Cheesecake factory one night at the mall.
These two are too cute for words! They just get along so great, they are a lot alike,
even down to their OCD and smarty pants. Mia just adores him, it is precious to watch.
She can swim across the pool now but she would tell Scott she can't make it and he would
come over to her and carry her. Oh boy! He's such a good kid! And loves his sisters and cousins:)
Kevin had to stay in Logan to get the house ready and work so Rick
was the adopted dad for the week, the kids loved it!
They got to go to a cute pet store where they actually
let Mia walk a dog around the mall for an hour, too cool
This is a $1,500 lynx cat Mia is holding. Mia just loves animals
so much. She could've stayed there all day!
Look how happy she is haha!
And she got to hold some puppies
Rick and I trying to take a picture of ourselves
back to the fish pond
We usually get more family pics on this trip
but we were too busy! We had a great time swimming, digging on
the beach, going to the fair, and lots of eating. It wouldn't have been the same without all
the cousins! Kids are what make these kind of trips and they had a blast :)
