A Visit to Dana Point

We hadn't been down to my parents as a family since November so we decided to visit over Memorial Day weekend. We irratic 3-year-old sleeping and a new baby going out of town was the last thing we wanted to do for a while. Things are much better now and the kids had Friday and Monday off so it was perfect. It was a great weekend. Steve and I got to get away a few times, without Kendall even! That hasn't happened yet mainly due to her not taking bottles.Carson had his first sleep over at his cousin's house. He had the time of his life.
The ocean water was unseasonably warm for May due to a heat wave the week before. It was perfection. Carson tried his had a boogie boarding and loved it. He caught on pretty quickly. He amazes me that after being washing machined he'll get right back out there. He gets that fearless determination from his Dad for sure. Luke was also a wild man in the waves with little fear. He loved playing chase. With a little baby its so ideal that they live so close to the beach. We were able to sneak down during Kendall's naps a few times as well as take her for quick trips.

The boys went on a fishing boat ride with Steve, my Dad and my uncle Tom who was also visiting. Carson has been DYING for his first fishing trip. He said it was kind of fun and kind of boring. Neither Steve or my Dad enjoy fishing so there was a lot of boat driving and not much fishing. No fish were caught either. Hopefully this has changed his mind on the whole fishing thing. He will get to do a little of that next month at Twin Lakes though.

We had a Memorial Day BBQ at my cousin Andrea's house. It's always fun when her family is visiting from Arizona when we are there.

 

The best part? Little traffic on the way down and back! We left Monday around 6:30 and got home by 1:00, a record. The boys slept the whole way. Kendall would wake up every few hours, play with her toys for a few minutes and fall back a sleep. They are are super star travelers!

Carson and Nora at church