beautiful

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.

Anthony Brandt

and this is where our vacation started, all of our toes in the sand together... the first time our feet all sunk into the sand together, the first time we experienced the california coast as a family <3

im not even sure where to begin, our trip was nothing but AMAZING and my family is nothing but AMAZING...the drive....well the drive there was less than amazing ( haha ) we chose to drive at night, so the girls can sleep..when we went to las vegas in june, our planned worked out great.. this time, not so much. berlyn slept 5 hours out of the 14 hour drive we made... which lead josh and i to be up for LONG HOURS... i cant even tell you how many, it was exhausting. we were ALL so happy to reach our hotel.. lemon tree.

my sissy came and spent the night with us friday night..i always love sister time :) the next day, we ventured off to newport beach, ca... what a blast!

these cool chicks are too cool for the beach..
naahh, they were the perfect little beach babes i've ever seen.

kambria and the sand... oh my goodness, she couldnt get enough of it ;) i couldnt get enough of watching her play in the sand, soaking up all those sun rays and beach waves.

she felt free as a bird, she spread her wings wide and just flew in the wind...like a peaceful bird, gliding along..
she is my free bird..young with a heart full of gold, ready to pour out.

....................and ready to be buried into the sand ;)  we spent all day there, when it was time to leave she said.."I thought we were spending all day here?"..time flies when your having fun!

this was her making 'cupcakes' and they were sure tasty.

i guess being in the sand and having the ice cold ocean splash on you puts you in the mood for action model posing... and the posing didnt stop here.

josh and i took turns running out in the ocean with her, jumping over wave after wave, splashing water everywhere, twisting and twirling around, tryin' to boogie board...you know, all the fun stuff you do at the beach.

and little snuggle bug... aww little snuggle bug got so wore out she was ready to be wrapped up for a nice nap on the beach..which she slept for an hour..
how did she get wore out?

thats how. by being the cutest baby on the beach. she was the happiest little bean ever.. she LOVED the sand in her toes and for some reason thought the water splashing up over her feet and legs was hilarious.

and that? well that was our super cool beach tent..that worked WONDERS...which i cant wait to use again.. at the river, park, beach, camping, anywhere we go.. it was great for all of our stuff and for some nice shade and cool-down section.

as much as we all loved the beach, we are sure digging sand out of the car, stroller, towels, etc.. i sure dont miss the sand being EVERYWHERE..and never ending...and so scratchy.. and who am i kidding, you cant go to the beach and NOT play in the sand, so it's like a whole package deal... you either book the flight and room together or you dont save.. you either get lemon with your water or it isnt delish water..you either gain all the weight you can when your pregnant or your not living.. you either get that extra scoop of ice cream or have none at all.. :) get it? .. ill take the sand with the beach any VACATION day... but, not just ANY day..


ya hear?
it was nice to shower and snuggle into our hotel bed after a long day at the beach

relaxation.

and this vacation post will cont. another day :)


until then.....

keep on praising HIM.