Monday, August 23, 2010

the fabulous Newport Coast


We had the chance to sneak away for a last-minute vacation to the Newport Coast.
(Thank you Erik and Brittany for allowing us to invite ourselves ;)

We had such a blast. It was our first real family vacation in almost two years and it was so fun to be able to spend some time together as a family. Everything was perfect...except for a trip to the Emergency Room with little Kendall. She was climbing on a chair, slipped in her flip flops and hit her head on a table. We were minutes from heading out to the beach, so in our swimming suits we went to the hospital instead. You should have seen me holding her on the hospital bed, in my swimming suit and cover-up, while she got 4 staples in her scalp! Thankfully we have no photos of that! It was Dr.'s orders that she not get her head wet in the pool or the beach for 10 days. She was such a good little sport and minder.

A few of our favorite highlights...

delicious Sunday dinner with Brady, Nicki and their darling twins
Krissy and Christian both losing a tooth=2 visits from the Tooth Fairy!
riding 400 ft into the sky in an orange balloon
moonlit walk on the beach
early morning jog with Britt
snuggling with baby Kate
eating a Red Velvet cupcake from Sprinkles
Gelato
buying Sanuks
trying my first Pinkberry
shopping...well, mostly window shopping
flips in the pool
the huge waves at Aliso Beach
great eats
poolside snowcones and nachos
Downtown Disney
cousin time
lunch with the dolls in LA
seeing the Hollywood sign
seeing the temple
my first visit to Paper Source
driving the Pacific Coast Highway
collecting sea shells
feeling the cool ocean breeze

dreaming of our next trip back...









































...huh? And I thought I didn't take very many pictures...

7 comments:

Warburtons said...

That looks like such a fun trip and American Girl Store...I can hear your girls screaming with excitement about that one!!!! You all look so happy and beautiful.

Ines said...

Looks like you packed it all in! Poor little Kendall though... there always has to be something, huh?

Melissa said...

LOVE IT!!! I am so glad you got to take this fun trip. Looks like you created so many fun memories. And the AG store looks like a blast. I definitely need to take Kate there. I have been so anxious to see your pics. Thanks for sharing them so quickly!

logans mom said...

How fun! It looks like you had a blast! Too bad about Kendall, I am sure she still had a great time! Two darling families!

Shaunee said...

SOOO jealous! Looks like you guys had a great time. Hopefully it was just the breather you needed.

Dani said...

Yes, I'm with Shaunee. So jealous! I'm feeling like we definitely missed out on a fun trip. We should plan something like this with everyone! I'm so glad that you guys had fun. Fantastic photos!

the girl who knew nothing said...

I love all these pics! I'm so glad you finally got this well deserved vacation! I'm with Dani, let's plan something with all of us!

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