The Big Blue--Newport Beach, CA

We just took a trip to California a couple weeks ago. It was so nice to get away and be able to relax on the beach! Here is Ethan when he saw the ocean for the first time. His excitement was so fun to watch. He loved the water, the sand, the sunset, the waves, the birds...everything. He could not get enough of it.

Zak with the boys. Zak spent so much time at this same beach when he was a kid that he could not wait to take our kids.

The water was freezing, but it was still so fun to put our feet in.

This little pool was a little more Colby's size. He was kind of intimidated by the ocean, but he played in his little puddle for hours!

All tuckered out. Colby fell asleep watching the waves and took a little nap on the beach.

Ethan loved the water. We could not believe how tough he was because it was cold!

This is one of my favorite shots of Colby. His face is all sandy and he's showing off his cheesy grin. I love it!

LegoLand, CA

Ethan loved this place! Colby--not so much because he spent pretty much the whole time in the stroller, but he did get to go on one ride and he loved watching all the people.

It was our first time at a theme park with our kids. It was a lot of fun to introduce them to roller coasters and to watch them take it all in.

Ethan's Shiner

Ethan had a run in with the silverware drawer. Really--he ran into it. He hit it at full speed and fell back. Aparently the drawer won. This is the aftermath! Too bad we didn't have a more exciting story to go with it!

Messy Colby

Here is Colby after a particularly messy dinner. Gotta love spaghetti!

Getting Started

I have seen so many cute blogs from other people, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon and start one, too. We are always wanting to be better about keeping in touch with everyone, but we are always busy with one thing or another. Hopefully this will help us to keep you all posted on the lastest with our happy little family.