Califor-NI-A!

 We went to Oceanside this summer with Matt's parents, his sister, and her kids.  The drive there and back was uneventful and the kids did awesome in the car.  It was a lot of fun, gorgeous views, cool weather, fun sightseeing, and the BEACH......ahhhhh, I wish I was back there right now!  The condo we stayed in was great because it was right on the beach and was nice to be able to just walk down.  Although it was still a huge pain to lug everything down there.  Man, kids require too much crap. But anyway - we had lots of fun.

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The Beach

Favorites:

Building sand castles

Kaden LOVED boogie boarding

Watching Bailing run in the waves

Collecting sea shells

Watching Lexie so content to play in the sand for hours

Sweet little Koley crawlin around being happy

Sitting in my beach chair with my feet in the sand and enjoying the wonderful weather

Watching Matt and the older kids swim for hours on end.

Walking down to the pier one evening WITHOUT kids

Watching Koley eat sand - he just loved it.  (I didn't love it so much when it came out in his diaper...I know, TMI)

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San Diego Harbor

We headed down to the harbor one day to do a little sightseeing.  We went on a harbor cruise, had lunch at Anthony's, and then the boys toured the Midway while us girls went to Seaport Village.  It was such a fun day.

 Kolten was SUCH a trooper.  He was in this thing all day long, and gave us almost zero complaints.  He even took a little snooze in it while Dad and Kaden walked around the aircraft carrier.

I love Seaport Village.  The girls and I had so much fun - got some ice cream, rode the carousel, bought some souvenirs, and relaxed while we waited for the boys.  It was wonderful. 

Kaden LOVED the Midway, and so did Matt.

All in all it was a great day.  And then on the way back to the condo, our van started sounding bad.  Seriously, car troubles on vacation is no fun.  Luckily, we made it back fine, found a dealership nearby, and found out our warranty was good for another month.  What a huge blessing.

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It was very chaotic to have 13 people in one condo all week, but that's what vacations are all about, right?  We made it work and really had a good time.  Our kids thoroughly enjoying hanging out with their cousins all week. A big thank you to Matt's parents!