California DAY 1

Since Cory and I have had kids other than some fun family reunions and an over nighter in dinosaur land we have never planned and been on a family trip. Finally we were in a place to do it and we decided it was time. We needed to get away from the stresses of life for a bit and enjoy each other. So we took off to CALI  for five days. We took off on a Tuesday night and drove through the night. After getting to the hotel and getting a few winks and some breakfast we headed to the beach.

DAY 1 OF FUN

None of kids have ever been to the OCEAN. They all love to swim and have no fear of water and we have talked about the ocean a lot and they were so excited to see it for the first time. It wasn't a very warm day so are plan was to just take them to dip their feet in, enjoy the view, and collect sea shells. But, I should have know better with my kids they all ended up soaked!

 Still in his clothes and jacket Reggie went closer than expected and got hit with a wave and tumbled. He was not a happy camper and didn't want to go back in the Ocean the rest of the trip:(

 On the other hand the other three didn't seem to mind the waves in fact they loved them. With none of us in swim suites, Cory was trying to teach the boys how to body surf from the shore. He wasn't up to getting in that day.

 Enjoying the boys attempts at body surfing

 Freezing cold but lovin' it

 After I talked Reggie into a shower and some dry clothes (the only one I had a change for) he liked snuggling on the shore, playing in the sand, and looking for shells.

 One shell, two shell, three shell, four

This is how I enjoyed the BEACH

After a day at the beach Cory and the kids went swimming at the hotel, we grabbed food, and just chilled. We had to save energy for the next day.