Sunshine, Sand & Surf!

A combination that you just can't beat!! Here are a few pics of our trip:

The kids (+ little miss Keira) and I at the beach.

Ryder catching a wave, he could have done this all day!

Jumping just in time....

Apparently Gage has inherited Grandma Debbie's "I'm cold" gene:

This girl is a southern Californian at heart....all the way.

Our sweet Adds spent most of the time being sick, so no beach for her this trip....there's always next year, right?!?

A few things.

Random thought:

When you buy something that has 48 servings, it seems like a lot.

That is, until six people have it once a day....and it only lasts eight days......

Listening to the kids talk in the car as we pulled out of our garage:

"Why did we buy a house with such a small garage?"

Well, actually, we have a lot of kids, it's the car that is big...."

"We should just get a garage from Costco, that would be big enough for us!"

Home.

We're home. San Diego was wonderful. Some quick highlights:

• My siblings and their families came up to my parents house almost every night we were there, we felt a little bit like celebrities.
• Seeing the kids run with absolute joy on the beach while finding tons of shells.
• Sunshine, green things and flowers...all outside.
• Trying Nicole's raw concoctions....they were really good!
  
• Listening to my sweet niece, Keira, sing along with Taylor Swift.
• Having coffee with my amazing friend and fellow blogger, Jen!
  
• Getting my 10 month old nephew, Logan, to smile!!
• Watching Trevor, Tallon & Wesley get to play with our kids-nothing beats playing with cousins.
• Remembering what it was like to have a newborn (more on this later).
• Eating really good Panang Chicken and watching a chick flick with Beks and mom.
• Seeing all the boys in the kitchen cooking-totally priceless.
• Eating only the best burger ever, thanks to Mikey.
• Eating dinner at the table with mom and dad. Every night.
• Eating taco shop almost everyday.
• Being impressed by my brother John. Dude, you are a great dad and your wife rocks!
• Sea World and the Zoo.
• Casey playing hide and seek with the kids. All I heard was "Auntie Casey is sooo cool!"
  
• Watching my grown brothers chase my kids all over the playground...who really wanted to go more?

So much more, will add pictures soon. Back to trying to unpack....