Goodbye California

What an adventure we have had these past few weeks! We spent time with the McPherson extended family at our annual reunion and then traveled with my family to California for a week full of fun.

After a night of games in our little cabin, we headed to the main cabin for breakfast.

Miss A LOVED playing with all of the children and babies. She only took a break when I snuck away to the swing with her.

Mister playing at the water with some of the kids. We also had kid Olympics and a fun girl activity.

All of my siblings love Mister. I wonder why...

Our Saturday night activity was Minute-to-Win-it games. After smack-talking my cousin, I got beat. Aunt S started to cry because I lost. So competitive! Definitely not from me.

My dad and Mister. competing in the Oreo game. They had to move 3 oreoes from their forehead to their mouth without touching it. HI-LAR-IOUS. This was such a fun night!

We have "church" services as a family on Sunday. Talks are given and family members share testimonies. This was a lesson for the kids about how we can follow Christ's light. I am so grateful to have the guidance of the gospel to help me be the best parent I can!

Our family (missing CW)

CALIFORNIA

We rented a beach house right across from long beach. The weather was warm and the water great!

Resting and enjoying our first day at the beach house.

Miss A with Aunt JM. She loves all of her aunts and uncles!!

In Disneyland!! (missing dad and CW)

Meeting Tinkerbell!

It was really hot. Miss A handled it like a champ, but is not so happy here. The wait for Peter Pan's flight was worth it though. She also LOVED It's a Small World and the Jungle Cruise.

Princesses! Miss A slept through the whole thing, but Aunt S got pictures with almost all of the princesses and was in HEAVEN. She waved and acted like a princess for the rest of the day.

Our little family. What a fun two days this was!

We spent the next day at Huntington beach where the older kids practiced their boogie boarding skills and Miss A ate a lot of sand. She loved the water, but was a little scared of the waves.

The last day of our trip everyone but the babies and moms went to the sand dunes and played on the Razors. Overall it was a fun and very tiring trip! We love our McPherson family and are so glad we got to spend so much time with them this summer.

We're excited to be with our Knighton family for the next two weeks before leaving for China.