Camping...

In the backyard!

Goodnight boys...

Ava wanted to feel like she was camping too...so she camped out on the floor in our room!

I had to peek on them one more time!  Sweet dreams...

Loving the Sleeping Bag...

Adam loves his new sleeping bag SO much, he wanted to sleep in it in his bed!

Thanks Gramma!

Where's Teeka?...& Robbie!

We always LOVE seeing our Teeka & Robbie!

Oh wait...thanks to Teeka & Robbie, we DID get a picture of Daddy, Tini & Bill!...

Time to Say Goodbye...

We'll, we had a GREAT week...so much fun, we forgot to get pictures with Poppy & Gramma...until we are out the door to the airport...oops!  (We never did get any with Tini, Bill, or Uncle Dan...not even Daddy...oops!)  Next time!

Well, at least the ones we got are keepers!...

And two!  I couldn't decide, so here's another...

And the girls...Jenny & Kate...oh, I mean Carolyne & Ava!...

Again, I couldn't choose just one...these girls are too cute!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...Poppy, Gramma, Tini, Bill, Carolyne, Uncle Dan (& Dianne, Sophia & Adrian!) for the FUN week! We love you so very much!

Another Fabulous Beach Day...

Today we headed south to Laguna and randomly (& thankfully) found Crystal Cove State Park...Adam said, "Mom, 'Crystal Cove', just like in Scooby Doo!"  I love that kid!...Wow, what a GORGEOUS beach & a GREAT spot!

And once again I asked Ava to smile, and once again here comes the many faces of Ava...

Getting closer...

Here we go...

This one is my favorite...goof ball!

Adam & the boogie board he loves!  (When we returned to Gig Harbor...Adam asked if he could get a boogie board for our beaches...I had to break it to him that we don't get those kind of waves up here...Sorry bud!)

Someone made a race car in the sand, & when he left, Carolyne & Adam thought they would give it a spin!...

Our Ava Jean Jelly Bean...or for short, we call her 'Bean'

After the beach, we headed to the Anderson's...& took our annual (or bi-annual, or every couple years) "Kevin & Erik with their kiddos" shot...these two boys have been buddies since their freshman year in high school...

And then home...Ava, Out!

Lucky Carolyne!

I know I have my favorite memories & things I remember about going to my Grandma & Grandpa's house in Montana...I have a feeling going to the beach will be one of Adam's & Ava's 'things' they'll always remember!

A Fabulous Day at the Beach...

Today we were off to beautiful Zuma Beach...what fun!  To say Carolyne & Adam LOVED playing in the waves & water, especially with their new boogie boards Gramma got them...is a HUGE understatement!  These two couldn't get enough...they were having SO much fun!  Who doesn't like to get pounded time & time again by the waves?!

ABSOLUTELY loving it!

Oh, they did come out every once in awhile for a minute long break, but this time I convinced them to take a longer break so I could bury them in the sand...they sure liked that!

Even Ava thought she would check out the water!  Well, she thought she would let the water chase her...it only caught her a few times!

And it's just not a typical day at a Southern California beach if the Paparazzi isn't there...

Following a typical celebrity....today it was LeAnn Rimes...she's the blonde to the left of me...

What a fun day we all had!  Not pictured...all the adults...we just enjoyed sitting, relaxing & watching all the excitement!

Sweet Sunny Home...Poolside!

We are SO excited to be home...& loving being poolside!

Our silly Ava & all her goofy poses!  All we wanted was for her to smile for a picture & this is what we got...

Showing us her "moves"...

Happy cousins...