california knows how to party.

phew! its been many a moon since iv found a smidgeon of time to blog. so here i am, finally catching up. the last few weeks/month-ish have been insane. lots of things going on and lots of my brain coming quite close to exploding.... lots of times a day. anyway, life goes on...

about a month ago my parents said "HEY! we want those babes.... bring them here to us. now!" the beauty of having family in california? when there is missing going on, you go there. cause lets face it... who wants to take a vacation to utah? really... and the beauty of having kids? people miss them way more than they would miss just you. more reason to make the vaca's mucho mas frequent. love it.

so, off we went. here is the proof.

glare on movie screens. she figgered a solution. ted wanted to but couldnt quite get there.

spent the first day at the beach. duh.

crab hunted.

white thighs and a sand mermaid

teddy surfin.

teddy studin'.

seagull. swooped down, while i was sitting peacefully on my blanket, thoroughly enjoying my pb&j and swiped it straight out of my hand. damn him. and all birds for that matter. always have always will hate them all.

this is how you make a native look like a tourist. grab a snorkel, fins and a boogie board. have fun.

another day we ventured to the zoo.

being flamingos.

learned about sex in the jungle.

picked a couple noses. a normal daily activity round our parts.

waited in line to take the bus. 

reached high.

rode the bus.

girl got her face painted.

and was quite happy about it.

we rowed a boat, pocohontas style.

re-discovered the fun of triangles while pants were falling down.

showed muscles.

everyone decided to take a phote on the turtle.

besides penny. she decided she would rather fall off of the turtle.

insect littles.

polar bear play house.

polly had the grand idea of throwing a "pool party."

this green one thought he wouldnt get to swim...?

he did. of course.

post swim snuggles.

can it really even be called a pool party if not complete with mermaid cupcakes?

my gal. she has the best ideas.

they were well received.

toilet entertainment at my parents home.

on another day, we headed to the bay.

showing off her new ring. yes.

moseyed on into the midway museum.

claustrophobia sunk in with a quickness.

she is my pro knot tie-er. i dare anyone to try to un-tangle something she has had her tiny paws on.

just for douglas. bernadette and the gay blades.

what navy ship trip would be complete with out grampa tossing his grand babes up onto a missile for a picture?

then just as we were ready to head home, we decided to stay for another day of beach time fun.

this was real life. truth. i really laughed like that.

yes, i was that girl... the one that went surfing w make up on and had mascara running down her face. the getting in the water part was unexpected. surf was awful all week. unexpected minimal improvement took place on this day.

and lucky for us, staying another day meant we could play with some long lost friends!!!!!

the gems called the nielsen clan. greg, nikki, emmy and hudson.

long long ago, before love, marriage and littles, i used to be friends with greg and nikki. then life happened, i moved to utah, made humans and have been here for a while. they got married and made humans of their own. now we have reunited. our gals became fast friends as im sure our boys will once their hudson becomes big enough to play he is still a small babe and if teddy tried to play with him, i would fear for hudsons life. soon enough we will be back and can all be real friends in real life once again! hoooooray! 

i was lucky enough to be able to snatch a quick couple photes of their beauty. then i ran out of space and my extra cards were all the way in my car. and we all know how lazy i am. i was not going to get another.