Grand Cayman: Day 5

Our final full day in Grand Cayman.  It was another very relaxing day.  We lounged around in the cabana and in the ocean all day.  I read two books while we were gone.  (Usually it takes me at least a month to get through one lately.  So two books in five days isn't too bad!)  We did walk down the beach a little ways to do some more snorkeling.

Another shot from our hotel room.  That would be a lovely view to wake up to every day!

The end of the day.  In all of the trips Trent and I have taken, this was the first one where I wasn't ready to come back home.  I could have easily stayed another few days.  Maybe with all of the craziness of getting ready to move, I didn't want to come back and have to face reality. ;)

Sunset from our balcony.

The rest of the pictures are by Jim the photographer.

 I forgot to put this one in earlier.  The pool at the property where we were staying.  Amazing!

 That night, they had a goodbye dinner for all of us.  There was live music, extremely delicious food, and fire pits on the beach.  We got to roast marshmallows and have s'mores for dessert.

We had the best time with everyone!  As I said before, Trent works with some of the most fun, amazing people!

And this is what Jilly and I did for the next few days after Trent and I got home.  Snuggle, snuggle, snuggle!  She didn't want me to put her down.  I guess she missed me!  And I was happy to let the rest of life go for a bit to get some snuggling in with my baby girl.

California: Day 3

Day 3 of our California adventure found us at another beach.  We headed over to Laguna beach this time.

Trent and Sean couldn't get enough of the waves.  They were having tons of fun body surfing.

 

Sean took a break from the waves to help the kids build a sand castle.

Everyone was having tons of fun playing in the water.

 

Except Preston.  He spent a lot of time standing and watching everyone else in the water. 

 Or sitting and watching.

He also spent lots of time chasing the birds with a huge stick.

 And smashing the sand castle Sean and the kids worked so hard to build. :)

These are my personal favorite shots of the day though:

This kid cracks me up.

That night we headed over to Midieval Times for dinner and a show.

 What a crack up!  The kids  loved it... I think mostly because there is no silverware and everything they ate they got to eat with their hands.  I guess the fact that they got to watch knights sword fight and joust during the meal was a bonus as well.  :) Poor Trenton had an allergic reaction to all of the horses, hay, dust, and whatever else was floating around in the air there.  Trent left early with him to get him some Benedryl. :(  He at least got to eat his dinner and see most of the show.  Plus, we saved his dessert for him, which made him happy.

California: Day 1

So back during the kids' Fall break, we decided to take a little trip over to California.  With Trent's new travel schedule, our family was in desperate need of some together time.  So we got all the grandparents and uncle Sean, hopped on a plane and had so much fun!

Our plane got in nice and early, so we checked in to the hotel, got a few groceries, and headed straight for the beach!

We went to Crystal Cove State Park, and they had some of the most amazing tide pools.

We spent hours looking and wading through them all.  This was all of my kid's first time seeing the ocean.  They were all enthralled with it.

 The guys and kids were all happy to be playing in the water... It was a little chilly for me though.

There were rocks everywhere covered top to bottom with mussels.

Sean decided to start a mud fight with the boys.  They were happy to join in.

Vivi kept her distance though.

Preston was okay until some of the mud being flung around got in his mouth.

We got him to smile again though.

It was a great first day.