Up the Coast

We just returned from taking the family up the coast all week. We stayed each night in a different coastal city from Montecito to San Luis Obispo. We discovered so many amazing beaches, hikes, parks, etc. and just hung out together. It's quite the adventure sleeping all 9 of us in one hotel room each night, but the kids did great. It was one of our favorite trips ever. It's always great to be home. Here are a few photos.

Happy 4th!!

This year we broke a long tradition of watching the Tustin fireworks show. Although it's a great show, we decided to fight the crowds and head for the beach this year. We were lucky to hang with our great friends (the Fairbanks), at their amazing beach house. What a hook up, especially with parking.

After the great firework show, the grunion were supposed to be running (thin fish that come lay their eggs on shore. They are a blast to try to catch with your hands). It's not too often that they are here. We tried, but struck out. Next time kids!!

Let's get some air, kids!!

For a while now, Tyler has been telling the kids he's gonna take them to the biggest bike jumps in CA. They have been really excited, especially Brock. He really built these jumps up. When we pulled up, the kids were screaming at how big the jumps were and their dad was the hero. After about half an hour, they started to figure out that the hills were too big and you really couldn't get air unless you were on a motorcycle. Tyler blamed it on the kids, telling them they weren't fast enough, but we all know the truth. Hilarious. He made it up to them by taking them squirrel hunting with spears (sticks) and we took them to frozen yogurt.