San Diego Trip

Day 1

Flew into Long Beach, played in the sand, and drove to San Diego. It was so nice and sunny! I don't know who was more excited to be in California, Dave or the kids.

Day 2

Went to Sea World. All of us kids loved seeing Shamu and getting wet. The dolphin show was closed:( The kids got to feed seals. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day! The girls and I went on River Rapids and got SOAKED!

Day 3

Dave had to work all day:( The kids and I went to the beach for a couple hours. It was a little cloudy and cold, so we went back to the hotel and swam for a few more hours. That night my dream came true. We went to see the San Diego temple. It's more beautiful than I imagined.

Day 4

It's so nice that Dave takes us on his business trips. He works all day and we go play all day. The kids and I went back to Sea World to see all the things that we missed, or that we wanted to see again. The dolphin was open so we got to see it. It's amazing to see all these animals and see what they can do!

Day 5

Had to pack up and head home:( We drove down to Long Beach and did a little shopping before heading to the airport. Gavin kept waving bye to the ocean. Let the laundry begin!

Angry Birds Come To Life

There's this new game that we all play on our phones, Angry Birds. Not only do we play that game, but I'm a victim of Angry Birds. On my run in the morning black birds chirp at me and follow me.

This weekend the girls caught a bird. He wasn't angry, but hurt. They took this bird for a walk in the wagon, carried it, and fed it. They named him Camo. He finally felt better and flew off. Although today he came back 'hurt' again. Can a bird pretend to be hurt? It's so cute see Ashley and Natalie caring for a hurt bird, Angry Bird or not.

Minnesota Trip

We started out our summer vacation by heading to Minnesota to see G-ma & G-pa Billings. Gavin is addicted to fishing. He caught at least a dozen fish. He was getting sick of throwing back, so he kept the smallest fish he caught. He named him Fred and put him in a ziplock bag. The fish died 2 days later, so Gavin put him in the garden to help the veggies grow.

We went to Duluth to do some deep sea fishing, but it was too windy:( So we took the kids to Fun Zone. It was also Ashley's 11th birthday. She's been wanting Oxy Clean for a long time. So guess what she got?!

Dave & I went 4-wheeling with my brother Justin. So much fun! On our way back to the cabin we got pulled over for driving on the road. I didn't know it was against the law in Minnesota. We had to be with him when he told his wife. Love you Justin!

Brad Merrill was up for a few days, so we went to the Sand Dunes and went for a ride on his sand rail. The girls loved it! Gavin, well not so much. I almost lost my cookies hitting a couple jumps. Thanks Brad!