Tuesday, August 11, 2009

CALIFORNIA

Get ready for a lot of pictures....We had such a great time in California. We stayed at an awesome beach house in Santa Cruz for the first half of the trip, then visited family in San Lorenzo and San Francisco for the 2nd half. It was the best time. I even got to go for a couple runs on the beach, it was quite therapeutic because the beach is just the best place to be! Am I right? Here's the kids roasting marshmallows on the back patio of the beach house...


Best buddies Jackson and Kai


Kinda romantic huh?



The purpose of this picture was to get the Santa Cruz Harbor sign, oh well, it's a cute family picture.




Love this one of "Mutti" (Tom's mom) with Kai






I'm trying to smile through all of Jett's constant splashing...Tom couldn't resist the west side sign in our nice family hot tub photo









This was a rare happy face for Jett, he wasn't a fan of the beach so much.



Jackson and Eli bracing for the cold wave



The sand castle



I finally got him to go to sleep, we propped the stroller back and bundled him in a towel and had a few moments of serenity...









Tom and Ben burying Jackson, standard beach procedure







Fobert Family Beach Headquarters


Jett Douglas with Norman Douglas


The Beach House


Chillin like Bob Dylan

We love our cousins
Liam, Kai, Eli and Sariah

Liam and Kai, the blondie, blue eyed boys


Tommy and Auntie Danelle working hard on the puzzle


Kalea and Meilani




Norman or "Abba" doing what he does best, makin' the grub!


Girly cousins, Sariah, Meilani, and Kalea Bea


Soakin' the sun



Jetterbug


"Yes! That was a good wave..."


Bruzzies


Love it...





At Daddy's stompin' grounds, this is Tom's parents house, the place Tom grew up mostly.

Thank you to Pam and Norm and Ben and Danelle and Mimmie and Tompa for having us and as always spoiling us rotten. We love you so much!


6 comments:

Jean McKendrick said...

Playing with cousins and the beach, what could be a better combination?! What a fun trip. Back to school for you guys now isn't it?

Scott & Tami said...

That was so fun to look at. We are leaving for Santa Monica Beach on Friday....yeah!!!

Nikki said...

I want to come next time! I love your family. So adorable. It's so amazing how Kalea looks so much like you.

COKE FAMILY said...

That is so awesome! We just got back from a trip there last month. Hope you all were able to hit Porky's Pizza!

Arianne Pearce said...

Such fun pictures! I love the one of the three older ones holding hands. What a great time!

Phillip & Diana Steffes said...

How fun! I'm going home there next month for a wedding. This just got me more excited :)