A Special Trip to CA

This past weekend, we headed to CA to visit my family. My oldest sister went through the Temple for the 1st time and we wanted to be there for her special day. Since we were just in CA less than 1 month ago, we decided this trip was going to have be a quick one. So, we packed up our things, arrived in CA on Thursday the 24th. Friday morning we had a Temple session at 9:45 am. There were several of us brothers and sisters and of course my mom and dad who were able to share this day together.

Kerry, My Brother & Dad

My Brother, Two Sisters & Me
(This picture makes me look short, but my sister with
the red hair is actually 6'1" and my brother is 6'7")

Afterwards we went out to lunch with those in the family who attended the Temple. Then we headed to another one of my sisters' home for a celebration party with family and friends. The food was delicious...Tri-Tip, Chili, Salads, Rolls, Chips & Salsa and of course Cake! My mom is such a GREAT cook! After the party we all headed to my nephews' football game. He is a Senior in High School this year and so it was fun to go and watch him play a game. Their team is ranked #1 and of course they won the game that night. My sister had a football T-Shirt for everyone to wear. Logan LOVED hanging out with his cousins and played with them the entire game.

Logan with 2 of his many cousins

Grandma & Grandpa enjoying the game

Kerry and I together!

The next day we were all tired from the previous day of events, and so since we were leaving that afternoon, we decided to hang out at my oldest sisters' home so we could visit and swim. It was definitely a short visit and the drive was long, but we had a great time and were happy to be there to share the special day with my sister.

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Graduating to a BIGGER Bike

A few months ago Logan learned how to ride his bicycle without training wheels and so we promised him a bigger bike. Well, his cousin in CA outgrew his bike and offered it to Logan. So, since we were just there this past week, we decided to bring it back with us. Of course once we got the bike home and out of the car, Logan immediately had to try the bike out. He did pretty good considering how small his last bike was. So, here is Logan trying out his new bike. A special THANKS to Aunt Heather and his cousin Ethan. Logan is one happy little boy!

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Surfs Up!

This summer we had the opportunity of spending a week at the beach with my parents in California. We were so excited for a such a fun vacation and even more excited to be able to spend time with family. My dad has recently taken a liking to surfing and so whenever he's in Southern California for a job, then he'll spend his off time surfing. Since my dad has a surfboard and we had some vacation time we needed to us, we decided to meet my parents and have a week or surfing and fun. I have to admit, the waves were pretty big that week and so I couldn't get myself to go out where all of the more experienced surfers were. So, I stayed closer to the shore and tried to ride the smaller waves. My main focus was just trying to stand up on the surfboard and not necessarily riding the waves. After a few minutes I decided the surfboard was too short, and I am just not quick enough to stand up before the wave has already passed me by. So, Logan and I stuck to Boogie Boarding which was so much fun! Kerry and my dad on the other hand were out riding the waves the entire trip. Well...they were trying to ride the waves anyway. Kerry briefly got up once and my dad almost got up. I think we've come to the conclusion that the surfboard was too short for the guys since they're beginner surfers and they are both pretty tall. Here's a few photos of surfing and boogie boarding fun!

All in all, the week was great! We enjoyed being out in the sun and Logan loved being able to visit with Grandma and Grandpa. While we were in Southern California, we also made a quick trip (actually we were there for quite a while...there was lots to see) to the Griffith Observatory. Little did we know that while we were there, the observatory was honoring Buzz Aldrin. Buzz Aldrin was the 2nd person to step foot on the moon as he was on the same mission as Neil Armstrong. So we listened to his speech and snapped a few photos of him as well.

Oh, and I almost forgot...when we arrived at the hotel we were staying in for the trip, we noticed a huge crowd behind the building and across the street. So, of course we went to check it out. Guess what it was? It was the show CSI Miami filming. So, if you were ever curious, CSI Miami is filmed in southern CA. Our hotel was next to the building they use to shoot their scenes for the Crime Lab. Since we were the only spectator there watching them film (they were just finishing up), they let us take a few photos after they were done. Cool huh!

Eating out with grandma and grandpa! Grandpa's favorite
restaurant because you can watch surfing on the big screen.

We had a great trip and can't wait again till next summer where we can hopefully have a vacation at the beach again! Or, hmm....Hawaii is sounding pretty good too.

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