And the Tradition Goes On!

Since the early 80's our family has gone to Newport Beach in the summer. We've missed a few, but not many. We used to stay here and loved the summers when we could rent the upstairs. Here's Maren looking out the window. It wasn't a glamorous place, but we loved it.
Now we stay at the Marriott villas--much nicer and roomier, but I think we all miss the "good ole days" on 14th Street. So, this past August, we made our almost yearly trek to the beach, and Dave's family (they're the only ones close enough to go now) went, too. It was lots of fun, and especially memorable, because Brenden will be leaving on his mission soon, and it was good to have some time with him.

Here's Dave and Hayden keeping close to shore.

The "big boys" (Brenden and Landon) on the other hand, kept going out far enough to catch the big waves. I really had to zoom in on them, so picturewise, this is the best I could do.


After all the fun it was time to pack up and go back. Here's Landon and Grandpa--NOT helping Hayden with his boogie board, but obviously doing a good job of overseeing.

Dave, wondering why I'm taking THIS picture.
Back at the villas, we spent a lot of time going back and forth between th hot tub and the pool.

An action shot of Hayden being tossed in the water by one of his big brothers.

I'm definitely not a very good photographer--where was Carson in all of this? Was he avoiding the camera? Out of the whole week, these are the only two days I took pictures, and he is nowhere to be found. And he is so darn cute! For sure, I'll get him next time.

Cute Kids!

In July (can I be that far behind?) I had an end-of-summer pizza party for my Primary class. Aren't these cute kids? They are really good kids, too which certainly makes my job a lot more enjoyable. Unfortunately, I didn't remember to get the camera out until some of them had gone home.
They kind of drifted between the Wii and pickleball. Here's Katelyn and Samantha. I had a hard time catching them when they were still enough for a picture.
Payton, Aubrey, and Ryan. It was fun for me because they were all having such a good time.
I should have taken a picture of the pulley that Stan made and attached to the upstairs deck. The kids think it's the greatest, and loved being able to put the ice cream, etc., in the bucket and let it down to the patio below.