a magical and memorable trip! while we do love our tropical beach vacations, this ended up being a great family adventure and we look forward to our next road trip. now i need to start brainstorming our next destination...maybe the pacific northwest...in an RV?!
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| balboa island ferry |
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| first stop - the ferris wheel! |
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while i was excited at first, when they stopped us at the top
i started getting queasy! |
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| i was scared of dropping the phone but managed a good selfie |
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we gave the kids a choice to do one other ride...
jacks knows his limits well and chose this swing |
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liv was so excited for this trampoline but freaked out
when she got all hooked up |
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thankfully, the guy was so kind and let her
choose the other ride instead |
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| we took the boat back to the car |
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| off to san clemente we go! |
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| our vrbo had lots of activities for the kids |
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| we were so close to the beach too! |
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| fun in the sun |
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| a shark, a shark!! |
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| it doesn't get much better than this |
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| the girls |
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while jacks and kaeden played soccer,
the girls (under livi's direction, of course) got crazy |
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| sisters being sisters |
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| the kiddie crew |
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john moved lyla into our room each night since she often gets up early
(yes, we gave her a beach towel when she requested a blanketl) |
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hanging in the morning with nothing to do
(gotta love vacation) |
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| ocean bluff hike...not too shabby of a view |
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| the whole pelle gang |
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i was in charge of getting lyla to the beach while john
carried a backpack, beach towels, chairs, and sand toys
(seems like an even split, right?) |
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| playing in the waves |
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| i was laying on a towel when i saw this pic being taken... |
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| so i had to run down and make sure i was in one! |
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| running in the sunshine definitely tires out toddlers |
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| she passed out on our 5 min walk home |
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| while i headed out for an afternoon run, these headed out for a treat! |
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| mommies and babies...so much fun to spend time with everyone! |
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| even in a king sized bed, they slept this close to each other |
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while john and i were packing up,
ari provided entertainment |
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the kids asked if we could get a front porch like this one
(sorry, kids...ain't happening!) |
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these chairs inspired us when we recently
got something similar for our backyard |
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| lunch stop on the way to vegas |
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we almost went somewhere else,
but why risk it?!? |
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we made a pit stop for some old-fashioned
snacks to make it through the end of our drive |
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| after checking in, we immediately headed out on foot |
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| the kids liked looking at the sites, but we had a specific destination in mind |
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| yep, my favorite store (and now the kids' as well) |
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| so many options!!! |
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we tend to share everything, so the kids got so
excited when they got their very OWN bag |
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we didn't get too far before the sun went down, and
we headed to the hotel to gamble and go dancing |
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it felt good to spend our last night of vacation all together in one room
(it didn't feel as good when lyla joined me and livi in bed at 2am) |
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jacks and livi asked why we couldn't stay in vegas
forever...oh kids, there are sooo many reasons |
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lyla and i headed back from the pool to shower
and get our bags packed (she was a huge help) |
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out of 12 days away, this poor girl took a nap every day...
and not a single one was in a bed! |
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| back in sf!!! |
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the longest stretch always seems to be on the car ride from the airport.
i broke out the fruit snacks to make sure we ended this trip on a happy note! |
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