Santa Cruz

Another thing we did before the kids started school again in January was go to Santa Cruz, CA. We went to the famous boardwalk. We did have a fun time but the kids were more excited about playing at the beach. They really love th ocean and wanted to play there before we explored the boardwalk. I was able to get some really great shots of the kids. I love this one. The kids were waiting for the waves to come and stood in perfect order all on their own. It reminds me of the AT&T commercials. It was great to wach them.

Once again Jaxen decided that he liked the mud more than the waves. He really had fun digging in the dirt with his feet and hands. He was covered from head to toe when he was finished. Luckily we had brought extra clothes for him just in case.

Thank you to Kaeryn who took this picture of Ron and I.

This is another one of my favorites. Kaeryn and Tristan were holding hands while waiting for the waves to come so that they could help eachother stay standing while the waves crashed on them. It was so cute to watch. This one we are going to get blown up and hang it in the family room to remind the kids that yes they really do love eachother.

After the kids were done playing on the beach we walked back up to the boardwalk to look around. The kids had saved their allowance and wanted to get souvieniers. We also went on the carousel. That was fun, and this time Jaxen enjoyed the ride instead of trying to get off because of the wind. Ron caught two of the rings but didn't know you were supposed to throw them at a big clown face while riding the carousel. Oh well, we're sure that won't be our last time to the boardwalk. We did spend pretty much the whole day there. Luckily, Ron had some reward points to the marriot(he stays there during the week for work). So we decided that we would use them and stay the night in the hotel instead of driving back home. It was a good thing too, we were all exhausted. And any time you can stay in a hotel for free, I say go for it! It really was a great day.