BEACH TRIP

We couldn't let summer pass us by without a trip to the beach.  We packed up and headed to Santa Monica for a week.  

The day after arriving in California we met up with my sister's family and headed to the cross fit games.  It was very inspiring. The kids scored on wrist bands.

Heading to the beach for the day.

Britley didn't let those big waves intimidate her.  She stayed right up with her big brothers.

Wesley teaching Dawson to skimboard.

This is what you'll find Bree doing no matter where we are or what time of the day it is.

I love her free spirit.  She does as she pleases no matter who is watching.

She couldn't spin like that forever.  Eventually it caught up to her.

Time to gather our stuff and head back to the beach house.

We walked to Venice Beach to do a little shopping.  This is what the girls picked out.

The boys picked out new longboards. They stayed on them for the remainder of the trip.  Including Mr. B.T.C

We visited the famous Santa Monica Pier to ride the rides and dine on the beach.

I had to slow down my shutter speed just to see the burst of color.

Thursday morning we took a 2 hour 20 minute drive to San Diego and boy was it worth it.

I would recommend Adventure Rib Rides to anyone who loves whale watching. 

 There are two things you look for while whale watching.  #1 these white looking peaks and

#2 a whales spout.  It didn't take long before we saw these spouts shooting up all around us.

I wasn't expecting such big swells out in the water but it was a blast. I loved every minute of it.  It was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. 

The girls got really good at spotting whales and dolphins.

 Captain Ken was very experienced and taught us so much.

We visited the U.S.S. Midway Naval Aviation Museum.  I'm pretty sure this was Dawson's favorite.

This is a good place for this one to be!

We headed back to Santa Monica to finish our last few days at the beach.