California Trip 2016

 I can't believe our annual July trip to CA has come and gone already!  I usually start preparing the beginning of the year trying to secure our hotel, dates, etc... I have to say that our place this year beat all past years!!  We loved our room!!!  The boys loved that their cousins were just 3 doors down and they could run back and forth.  We are looking forward to next year already!!

(I'm not sure why some of the pictures are distorted)

Ben teaching Cody to play Frisbee


 First day on the beach with Daddy

Sand kisses


Starting on our first trench....

Nap time

Passed out at the end of the day sun burned :(

Our view of the pier and beach from 1 of our balconies

Chillin with Hailey

Secrets with Maddy

Feetless children...

My cousin Nathan from Australia came down to visit us from Hollywood for the day.  It was his first time meeting Wayne and the boys

Part of our daily crew

Beach time with Austin

Warming up

Falling asleep after a long day again... LOL

I am Capt. of this Sea!!

Making a water way

Tired of digging...

Protector of the beach


Another long day....

Breakfast with Mommy and Daddy on the balcony... he started talking about Jesus dying for us.  It was so cute!

Trench #2

Stopping for lunch

Heavy conversations with Hailey

He is a Hunk!

Had to get some of us together!

Taking a break from digging myself

Overseeing the progress  LOL

And yet another long day... This time he didn't even make it to the bed.



Heading down the Pier 

Taking all the kids down to Ruby's for shakes.  Our annual tradition.






Trench #3!

Snack time!!

Heading out to dinner with Daddy

Sun going down on another great day!


The family next to us on the beach decided to outdo our trenches.  LOL

Resting on the beach... Cody bug is under the towel!

Brotherly love

Cassie teaching the boys paddle ball


Sitting with Mommy on the beach

We took all the cousins to the Birch Scripps Aquarium
We all had a blast together!! 

Mommy look at this big fish!



Our navigator







Can you find the weedy seahorse?!


Our crazy crew!  We love them!!

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