Newport Beach

I'm so sad my vacation is over... now it's planning time (and saving time) for the next one.  I realize I need a vacation every 4 months.  High maintenance? I don't think so; )

This trip was very fun.  Con and Tim drove out with the kids Sunday morning... and I flew out Sunday evening.  We rented a beach house for the week, and just relaxed at the beach everyday.  Everyone else (Jared and Christine fam, Cameron and Jenny fam, and my friend Johnny (the guy I'm dating:  happy Christine?!? : )) came out on Thursday.  Friday we went to Disney land!  And Saturday we spent the day at the beach.  Here are a few pictures...

Here I am reading the new Stephanie Meyer book Breaking Dawn at Newport Beach... good book!

This picture is hilarious!  We were joking that Connie was in the pipe of the wave: )  The waves seemed huge at the time... but they look really puny in the pictures.  I only boogie boarded that one day.  When everyone else came to the beach on Friday (Thursday for Jared and Christine), they all hogged the boards so I couldn't go out any more: (

 

The lifeguards were super busy saving people from the riptides.  It was kind of scary when they would develop.  Here is Tim looking back on the action.

Baby Mikey and me: )  He was an angel on this trip.  

Connie and me

Abbey and me

I had worn my new converse to the airport without socks and totally thrashed my heels!  I had a heck of a time keeping sand out of the wounds... and the salt water killed!  Liquid bandage was a lifesaver... even though it stings like a mo fo!!  I had Sponge Bob Square Pants band-aids on my heels this day.  Connie was laughing at me... I was in some serious pain.
   

 

Every beach shop had these funky glasses... and a lot of kids were wearing them!  Weird.

Tim, Con, me and the kids rented bikes and rode down to the Balboa Pier.  We ate at the Ruby's there at the end of the pier... it was so good!  Doesn't Mike look cute in his bucket hat: )

More to come...