Summer Vacation

The last fun of the summer is now over. School starts Monday. Yeah! Oh..um...I mean..bummer! =) lol So, our last fun of the summer was spent at Huntington Beach, Angels' Stadium and Knotts Berry Farm. We really had so much fun that I wish it could've been a longer vacation. The kids, of course, LOVED the beach. Bella was a little timid of the water but enjoyed running and digging. The boys and Hailey loved having the waves knock them over! They didn't get the idea of "body surfing" ! It was so fun for Steve and I to watch them giggle and have fun. The day was really great too because it was a litte overcast and so the sun wasn't so flammin hot! I had to give you a glimpse of my fun... the camera isn't working so great lately so ignore the poor picture.




So after the beach we went and checked into the hotel. Have you ever used Hotwire? I did for the first time and it was such a surprise. We got a killer deal on a HUGE room. The hotel was called Candlewood Suites and it was perfect for us. There was a full kitchen - including a full fridge, and a seperate bedroom for Steve and I. The kids slept on the fold out couch and recliner chair.
It was really nice and I would HIGHLY recommend them!

Anyway, from there we went to the Angels game.


The family section is our favorite because you are right behind the bull pen and can see all the pitchers warm up. If there is a homerun to left field then there is a good chance for catching a ball. The game was going great...Angels were winning... we were having a great time... till an error was made and then another...and another... they lost. *sigh* Bummer...12 innings ... and they still lost!















The kids had a blast though!




















It was late...and the hotel wasn't too far so that was great. We woke up the next morning and headed out to Knott's Berry Farm. Steve and I remember going there when we were little and were excited for them to experience it.




I took Hailey and Jeremiah when they were tiny...4 and 2 so they pretty much didn't remember a thing. It took them a while to get excited but once we went on a couple of rides they were bouncing around. Annabelle was funny because she really wanted to try every ride! I'd tell her that she was too little and she'd come back with "I'm not too little". Knotts has a great kids area call Camp Snoopy and they had quite a few rides that she could do. Some of them, though, parents couldn't ride on...so I was a little nervous about letting her go alone. Hailey took her on the airplanes and she seriously had a blast!!! The race cars too.

It was one of those proud moments as a parent when you can sit back and watch your children be a child and have fun. Hailey is such a great help and a wonderful big sister. Bella adores her. Jeremiah and William are buds too and it was so sweet watching Jeremiah help Will. They went on this mailbox ride and Will was a little to small to get up on the seat by himself so Jeremiah - without me asking - went over and picked him up and got him in the seat. Then he sat next to him and they just laughed.

I felt like a little kid again because we took advantage of the fact that the park wasn't packed so I got to ride some rides! =) It's been a LONG time since I've been on a roller coaster and it was so much fun. There were no lines... so I practically just walked on. I think the longest I waited was for 10 minutes. Steve took the kids on the Log ride (big drop and lots of water!) and they HATED it. He said his ears were hurting from their screams! lol We did manage to get Hailey to ride with me on Sidewinder. It was so fun. She was scared but did so good. I told her I was so proud of her. She ended up going again with Steve and then on Jaguar twice and Montezuma's revenge (her first upsidedown roller coaster)!

We will cherish these memories.

The kids have already asked us when we can go back! =) I love it!