Rebekka and Ross got their new house! And it's awesome! And it has room for us! So we boarded a plane bound for California and had an amazing time with Molly, Poppy, Ross, Rebekka and pretty much nailed the whole LA trip!
We went to the La Brea Tar Pits.
We went to Noah's Ark.
We went to China Town.
We went to Universal Studios!
We went to the beach (and sledded down the dunes).
We went to Venice Beach (and bought matching t-shirts and kettle corn!)
We went to Santa Monica Pier and rode the Ferris Wheel!
And we stayed home and played, playgrounded-it, chilled, swam, hung out, made sushi, and just had an amazingly wonderful Spring Break!
Can't wait until we can say 'Ello LA' again sometime soon!
So, this year's trip to Galveston was one of the best ever. Life truly is a beach when we're together; and even better when we have lots of cousins, and uncles, and aunts, and grandparents, and sea and sky and food.
You both have grown up so, so much since we first met (LOL) and this was never more evident than on this trip. I just had a fabulous time with both of you, doing all sorts of stuff.
Aidan, you and I floated down the shore on our floaties and I told you the tale of "The Princess Bride" (including embellishments filling in the parts I couldn't remember) for about 2 hours. Apparently you soaked in every single detail, because when we watched the movie later that month you were asking why the parts I described weren't in the movie!
Julia, you and I had a blast doing tricks on the sand and -although my back hurt- I love that you still only want to be the 'eyes in the sky' for crab hunting. You and I spent so much time also looking up at the sky and locating planets and stars. To be fair, this year, you were much more into being with Molly than me, though, and that's fine!
Because some of the biggest joys Mommy and I get from trips like this is seeing how well you are both learning to interact with others. And you both are so independent now, and forging your own relationships with others without me and Mommy.
Some of the highlights of this year included:
board games <Munchkin Panic, Battleship, Uno!> (which you're finally old enough to play on your own)
firey sunsets on the beach
chasing ella
wrestling with autumn and ella and kat after board games
playing, dancing, snuggling and soaking with molly
riding the waves with addision and kobi and uncle taff and aunt deborah
playing with uncle dana's and aunt mendi's dogs on the beach
playing hide and seek with your cousins
too much ice cream
kisses and tickles from grayson
crabbing with uncle taff - and aidan and autumn taking charge as the new crab masters
beading with aunt rebekka
digging holes and building sand castles
burying people in the sand
chasing on the beach
mudmen
sumo wrestling
hand stands
reading books from aunt april and uncle keith and aunt deborah
watching music videos with uncle ross
watching movies with molly
saving nana's umbrella from flying away
walking down to the beach house without grown ups
surfing! (i accidentally rode a wave and surfed right by you guys!)
stargazing and watching the planets in alignment (we saw Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus!)
Playing "egged on" with your cousins
Sitting in the surf with Pops
Rainbows
Freak rainstorms that trapped me, you, and mommy under a canopy!
Floaties, including the famous donut
The FLOSS
Kisses for Mimi and Pops
Fresh warm Taffy at LaKings
Learing about POPPY! ( a new cousin brought to you by Rebekka and Ross!)
Mimi sucking out Deborah's brains
Life's a beach when we're together, and I can wait to soak up even more sun with you and our family next year.
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