Spring Break Days 4-5

Another great day at the beach! These kids can't get enough of boogie boarding and playing on the beach. We loved going to the pier and walking around, eating the yummy food, and just enjoying the time together. We ended up buying tickets to go on a whale watching tour which turned out to be just ok. We did see a whale and we followed it for a bit but we didn't get very close. We saw a bunch of seals chillin' on the buoy so that was fun. Even though we didn't see many whales, it was still nice to do something different. Being on the boat was definitely fun for the kids! 

 

Spring Break Days 1-3

We've been looking forward to this trip for months! Josh hasn't had a day off of work for over a year, so it was about time to get away and have some fun. We rented a beach house in Newport Beach with 2 other families. All 3 families have 1 boy and a whole lot of girls. So there were 13 girls and 2 boys since one of the boys is on a mission. Brayden wasn't thrilled to be with all the girls and a 4 yr old boy so we let him bring his good friend Ian with him. 

We left Saturday afternoon after Brayden finished his 2 bball games. We easily made it to Cedar City, ate dinner, then made it down to Vegas. We stayed in a hotel for the night and enjoyed sleeping in in the morning. We headed out around noon with the expectation of arriving in Newport in the late afternoon. Nope. The traffic was horrendous and added 3.5 hrs onto the drive. We couldn't believe how horrible the traffic was. We finally made it in the evening and crashed. It was fun to check out the 2 unit complex we rented and the kids were quickly running around having fun with the other kids.

Monday morning we headed to the beach! It was a chilly 65 degrees but the kids didn't seem to mind as long as they had their wet suits on. They spent hours boogie boarding and playing in the sand. After lunch they went to the beach for round 2. Once we got all the kids showered and fed the adults headed out for dinner. 

 

Britney's Birthday Party

Britney has been counting down the days for her bday party for weeks! We knew we had to have a llama party and it ended up being so fun! 2 days before the party I contacted the llama owner we went and visited last week and he was able to bring Britney's favorite llama to our party! Not only did he bring a llama, he also brought 2 bunnies and a baby lamb! We spent the first hour taking pics with the animals, eating lunch, and doing crafts. The second hour we played games in the gym, watched a short 8 min llama cartoon, went on a llama hunt that ended up in the ball pit, ate donuts, and opened presents. It was a lot to fit into 2 hrs but we made it through and all 19 girls had a blast! Thanks to my girls and their friends that came to help...I couldn't have done it without you!