Day 1

We left for California Saturday after T-ball and dance and on our way out we stopped at Sam's for our usual Saturday cheap family date. We grabbed some hot dogs and pizza and started our trek. The kids did really well in the car and made it it our hotel around 6:00. We got checked in and then headed downstairs to the movie and free pizza in the lobby. We waited for Jeff (Jason's brother) and family to come to eat the pizza we ordered. When they arrived we headed back up to our room and let the cousins get reaqanted. It had been 2 years since we had seen their family so it was fun to see how big everyone had gotten. The kids had fun jumping from bed to bed (I was going crazy don't like my kids doing that) but they had all been either in a car or airplane for the most part of the day and needed an energy release I guess. We ate and then they headed back to their hotel and we went to sleep.

The next morning we got up and ready to head to the beach. Not the best Sunday activity but we were trying to fit everything in. It was rainy and cold, and we got a little lost but eventually found a perfect beach. We parked and went right down to the water. Let's just say that my kids need a little more exposure so they won't be so scared. Tanner didn't want anything to do with the water, Paige hated the sand and the water, and Kylie was the bravest and got in the water with dad but decided that it was too cold. Tanner was content playing in the sand, and Kylie and Paige like sitting on the chair sucking on their suckers the best. We left the beach after a couple of hours and then headed over to the Jeff and Lorinne's hotel and went swimming. Let's just say the hot tub was really dirty when the kids finished, guess they didn't get the sand completly off before they went in. We had fun trying to get the kids to chicken fight and Jeff and Jason had a swimming contest of course Jason won! I swear when they get together they act like little kids. But it is fun and that is all that matters. I wanted to go see the Newport Beach temple so we went and got ready and headed over to see it. It was so pretty I loved the grounds so different from the Mesa Temple. It was a good way to end a Sunday!