It was pretty rainy most the time, but that didn't stop us from having fun. The kids loved watching fun cartoons and playing with toys. Us parents played games, ate good food, and enjoyed each others company. It all began with battling the children at stake conference for two hours. All four of us were happy to see it over-sadly. We were the only ones in the RS room and managed to barricade the kids in with chairs, but they were definitely restless. After church, eating lunch, and nap time, we headed out the door to explore the NASA base at Vandenberg Base. It was still pretty rainy and cloudy, but what we could see was interesting. There was a little four wheeling on the way since the GPS supposedly made the boys get lost.
The next day it rained cats and dogs till around noon. Finally the sun came out letting us go play for a while. We headed out to the base again to go see the ocean and play on the beach. I think Hanna had the most fun-ha ha....
She was being ever so careful not to get wet, and didn't even join the family in walking up to the waves and then running from them. Packer was the only one that couldn't beat the wave.
Packer and Rich went a head of us to explore the beach. Lisa, Kimball, Hanna, and I were on this big rock looking at the view of these huge waves. I was holding Whit, and Russ was heading over to get the camera from me, when all of the sudden a HUGE wave was heading toward us. We all scrambled to the highest point of the rock, Lisa managed to pick up Kimball, and Russ ran faster towards us to find higher ground. The wave came up and hit us about knee length...but as it hit, a huge log managed to sweep Hanna's legs out from under her and started dragging her back with it. Luckily Lisa was quick and grabbed her before she was swept away. She was covered head to toe with sand and sea water. Poor Hanna. She has vowed that she will NEVER go to the beach again. On a happy note, she did manage to find some sea shells.
Packer and Rich went a head of us to explore the beach. Lisa, Kimball, Hanna, and I were on this big rock looking at the view of these huge waves. I was holding Whit, and Russ was heading over to get the camera from me, when all of the sudden a HUGE wave was heading toward us. We all scrambled to the highest point of the rock, Lisa managed to pick up Kimball, and Russ ran faster towards us to find higher ground. The wave came up and hit us about knee length...but as it hit, a huge log managed to sweep Hanna's legs out from under her and started dragging her back with it. Luckily Lisa was quick and grabbed her before she was swept away. She was covered head to toe with sand and sea water. Poor Hanna. She has vowed that she will NEVER go to the beach again. On a happy note, she did manage to find some sea shells.
We went home to change cloths then headed out for a fun afternoon in Solvang. We walked the town window shopping and the kids were lucky to get really cool suckers, while the parents were the suckers in paying too much money for the suckers. But a vacation is a vacation right?$!$!
That night we had pizza, put the kids to bed early, and played games with each other. I must mention, Lisa introduced me to a whole new way of eat my favorite mint cookies (grasshoppers) with milk. Sadly all four of us ate the whole bag--pathetic.....a vacation is a vacation right?!!! (Spending too much money and eating the way you never would normally!)
We were sad to see them go, but happy we still have Isaac here. Whitney is loving her little companion-she's been really hyper and shows off. Its fun to watch them play together! 
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