1st Vacation post

We had an awesome trip to southern California last week! We did so much, there's no way I could fit it all in one post, so I'll be doing one day of the vacation at a time. Here goes day 1...

Well, day 1 was really driving, but day 2 we got to experience waking up to the beautiful view out the big front window at my Great Aunt and Uncle's beach house in Laguna Beach. Since it was Sunday, we tried to go to church at the Laguna beach ward. DENIED!!!! I have never seen such a tiny overstuffed chapel in my life!! We couldn't even get in to stand in the foyer! We decided if we hurried we could still take the Sacrament at the Mission Viejo building a short drive away. We got there with 5 minutes to spare and were just settling into our seats when we noticed we were the only blonde heads in the house. My mom asked a missionary if we happened to be at the spanish branch, which of course, we were. Oh well, we couldn't understand a word, but we at least got to take the Sacrament.

After church we sinned and spent the rest of the day at the beach. (Hey, it was a vacation, right?) The house we stayed in is part of the 3 Arch Bay community, so we got to go to the private beach. (We didn't spot LC or Kristen Cavallari there, but that is the beach that was featured on the show.) Lots of cute pics to follow.

The view. (Even more awesome without the haze.)


This was the first and last time they used my Great- Uncle Carl's Binoculars. Henry dropped his pair shortly after this and they were both banned from then on.


I neglected to add that this was also MaryEllen's birthday. She doesn't like cake, so here she is blowing out her 5 candles in her birthday doughnut!


Emmett Chillin' beachside.



Silly, pasty Henry.


I tried to crop myself out of this one. Unfortunately it was impossible.












I didn't get any pics of the stairs, but you have to climb down about 150 to get down that cliff face. (Well worth it!)