So, we went to Southern CA on July 4th for a little family vacay and reunion with the Mathews. Chris and I took the kids to Oceanside for a couple days before the reunion to visit the San Diego zoo. It was our first visit to the zoo and it was great! We met up with an old college roommate of mine and she hooked us up! It was fun.
Jackson was so cute and wanted to pose with every statue. He enjoyed all the animals and learned some new words at the zoo too.
Nathan being a cute little seal pup!
This is my friend Jaime's son Luke- he and Nathan are only a few weeks apart in age. They spent the first part of the day with us checking out the Reptile house and bug exhibits- Nathan's two favorite parts of the whole zoo!
Nathan LOVED the beach and the sand and water. We couldn't keep him away from it. This was the first day and he got soaked head to toe in his clothes. He was pretending to surf! He's so cute!
Jackson took a little longer to warm up to the sand. He didn't like it in his shoes or sticking to his hands, but he wouldn't walk barefoot in it either. He's his father's child! He hung out in the shade with Chris most of the time.
The whole family- 56 of us or something like that- went to an Angel's baseball game one night. We sat in the nose-bleeds but it was still fun! They put on a good fireworks show afterwards and the Angel's won!
Uncle Paul helped Nathan and some of the other cousins build a big sand castle- that was a huge hit!
Nathan loving the beach!
Jackson and cousin Kyle played really well together one afternoon. They are closest in age and so cute together!
This is my favorite picture of me and my SIL Lindsay! She's the one who planned this whole reunion and she's the one who made sure this huge family picture got taken- not an easy thing to do! I just love her like a sister and I love all my sister-in-laws. They are all so special to me and I don't know what I'd do without them. I wish I had a picture with each of them. I'm so lucky to be a part of this awesome family. Chris' family is really something special and they are wonderful examples to me of faith. They all mean so much to me and I love them all! I can't wait till we all get together again- probably at the reunion next year that Chris and I get to plan!
