Smith Family Vacation
Newport, California: June 21st-28th
Newport, California: June 21st-28th
The trip started off perfect when Steve drove our car 13 hrs to Cali with all our luggage, as me & the girls took a quick 1 hr flight- free with our skymiles! Us three had a BLAST flying there. It made it a fun experience when we got to actually walk out to the plane old school style:)
Rylee felt so big having her own seat. The girls loved taking turns looking out the window with the binoculars!
Rylee felt so big having her own seat. The girls loved taking turns looking out the window with the binoculars!
THE BEACH
Yes, every last one of the Awesome Smith Clan were in attendance!
Yes, every last one of the Awesome Smith Clan were in attendance!
Our Beach Babes:
A cool tide pool
& Chillin' in a sandy pit:
Amelia & cousin Landon relaxin in the sand:
Daddy & his girls on the Beach:
Waiting for the big waves to come get us was a RIOT with all these Screaming Girly's!
The Surfing Brothers:
Me & my baby Mills:
Rylee Jo & her beautiful surfer-girl hair!
WE LOVED THE BEACH!!!
DISNEYLAND!
THANK YOU GRANDMA & GRANDPA!!!
This was our 2nd time to this Magical Land:)
Tea-Cups were once again the favorite:
This time "It's A Small World" was open:
We got stuck on Pirates of the Carribean for an hour!
"technical difficulties" turned out to be not such a bad thing... Milly got her nap, we got to sit inside with the cool air, and best of all- we got free fast passes to the rest of the rides for the day!!!
Ry & Abby enjoyed it:)
Gram-B with the 1/2 the grandkids:
Rylee's FAVORITE part about Disneyland was getting the characters autographs!
She was SO happy & excited when she got to meet them.
PLUTO
Minnie Mouse pointing out their matching Bows:
Our little Milly-Mouse loved coloring in the autograph book any chance she could, but broke away for the Street Party:
This was our 2nd time to this Magical Land:)
Tea-Cups were once again the favorite:
This time "It's A Small World" was open:
We got stuck on Pirates of the Carribean for an hour!
"technical difficulties" turned out to be not such a bad thing... Milly got her nap, we got to sit inside with the cool air, and best of all- we got free fast passes to the rest of the rides for the day!!!
Ry & Abby enjoyed it:)
Gram-B with the 1/2 the grandkids:
Rylee's FAVORITE part about Disneyland was getting the characters autographs!
She was SO happy & excited when she got to meet them.
PLUTO
Minnie Mouse pointing out their matching Bows:
Our little Milly-Mouse loved coloring in the autograph book any chance she could, but broke away for the Street Party:
Rylee loved the yummy corn (nothing compared to those churros!):
By the end of the day, these two girls were pooped!
By the end of the day, these two girls were pooped!
The ANGELS Game!
The girls' & my FIRST Pro Baseball game!
We had to stock up on our Angels' gear...
Swimming!
Gram-B & the girls:
Rylee Jo learned how to SWIM on this vacation! Wow- our little 3 yr old is so brave... it was so fun to see how proud of herself she was:)
MEDIEVAL TIMES!
Medieval Grandkids, here to cheer on the RED KNIGHT!
This was WAY FUN! For anyone who hasn't been to this type of event...
You sit in an outdoor arena-type setting as the king & the queen preside over a 4 course feast (which we of course ate with our hands) and watch the Knights in an authentic display of classic equestrian skills & medieval pageantry !
We were cheering on the Red Knight- the truest son of Mighty Castilla, Baron Ruiz de Roig!
Rylee was faithfully cheering on her Knight, as he rode up on his horse & presented her a white flower. Rylee was SO thrilled! She was jumping up & down & could not get over the shock of what happened! It was one of the happiest moments of the trip for her. She was so nervous towards the end of the show as she watched her Knight in Shinning Armour Joust to save the princess! She covered her eyes & said: "I can't watch... tell me how it ends!"
This was WAY FUN! For anyone who hasn't been to this type of event...
You sit in an outdoor arena-type setting as the king & the queen preside over a 4 course feast (which we of course ate with our hands) and watch the Knights in an authentic display of classic equestrian skills & medieval pageantry !
We were cheering on the Red Knight- the truest son of Mighty Castilla, Baron Ruiz de Roig!
Rylee was faithfully cheering on her Knight, as he rode up on his horse & presented her a white flower. Rylee was SO thrilled! She was jumping up & down & could not get over the shock of what happened! It was one of the happiest moments of the trip for her. She was so nervous towards the end of the show as she watched her Knight in Shinning Armour Joust to save the princess! She covered her eyes & said: "I can't watch... tell me how it ends!"
What a GREAT family trip!
I think this SUPER long post of a billion photos is bound to get the point across that it was a SUPER fun Family vacation...
8 comments:
Thanks for the replay. I felt like we were there again. What cute California Girls and Guy! Wasn't it fun? I loved every minute of it.
Love,
Becky/Gram-B/Mom
so much fun! i had no idea how MUCH you did while you were in Cali! sweet! i bet the girls just loved every minute of it!!
That looks way awesome! The beach pictures are my favorite. I guess that's because the ocean, rocks. I want to go on vacation now. So, when was this trip, was it recently?
Such a cute family you have! Glad you got to have a way fun time in California..
I love jam packed vacations. They're the most fun but then you need a day to detox when you get home. Of course, with your energy level, I'm sure you're doing just fine. It's nice to see your hubbie on the blog. They usually get neglected a little since they're off at work all the time.
Once again you guys are off having fun without us :) It looks like you guys had a blast! Can't wait till the next time we get to see you guys...with our new little addition :)
Wow what a fun trip! You had to blog about it all. What a great way to remember it. It is fun to have found you by looking at Starks blog and saw your last name and clicked it and there you are! You have such a cute, cute family. Love seeing you every once in a while in th neighborhood. You have always been a special person.
Wow, what a fun family vacation. I love doing the California thing with family. And your girls just couldn't be any cuter! :)
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