So much to catch up on!

June 30-July 5th we headed out to Orange County and hung around my dad's place for the week. We just took it easy, relaxed, shopped, beached, and spent some good time with good friends! Of course I'm never ready to come home from California, but that's the bonus of being my Father's Daughter- we're always welcome back :)

Mason enjoying the sights and cool weather for an afternoon in Long Beach

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Mason LOVES the beach. Always has since his first trip at 6 months old. He might get that from me. You practically have to peel us off the beach at the end of the day.

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Maddox got his feet in the sand too. But we kept him in the shade under a huge umbrella. He LOVED the cool weather!

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Tried teaching Mason how to boogy board but he just wanted to pull it around like a wagon. ;-/ Next time maybe he'll get it! I can't wait for the days to go boogy boarding with my boys!

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Afternoon trip up to Long Beach- we stopped and took a look at the Queen Mary. We kept asking Mason, "Where the big ship?" he'd point to one of the smaller boats. I think he thought that Mary was a building or something! Next trip out I'd love to take a tour on the ship!

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This is the view from Ocean Drive (courtesy of my talented husband! okay all of these are! haha) which is the street above my dad's house, it's an amazing view of Newport Harbor and part of Balboa Island- this is where we stood to watch fireworks- what an amazing place to see them! Could you imagine watching this sunset daily? Now you know why it's so hard for me to come back! I don't get this kind of sunset here. These kinds of sunsets are very addicting ;)

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