What a Blast!!

That's all I can say about our recent trip to CA...What a Blast!

We started off with 3 full days at Leo Carrillo Beach in Malibu- one of my most favorite memories as a kid...beach camping! Our family has been going with our Bradish Ave. neighbors since 1988 so it was great to see Lily experience this "officially" for her first time (the last time she was there was in my womb :) Lily had a blast with all the kids and it was great to see the neighbors I grew up with...with their kids! I hope we continue this tradition on for many years to come.
Thankfully, Lily shares my love for the beach and sand. I was a bit fearful because last summer at St. John she was not quite sure of the texture of the sand. But...no fear...she's a beach baby!







I had a parenting learning experience this camping trip. Lily is now potty trained, however she is still young enough where when she says she has to "go", she has to "GO!" The campground had two restrooms that were fairly near our campsite, but not near enough. Needless to say, we had a couple of accidents and Mommy was not too happy. Carrying a half-dressed child with wet pants back to the campsite was not fun, but I had to remind myself...she's 2 1/2, cut her a break! :-) I will be remembering this for next time around though...porta-potty for sure!


Also, funny quote for the week: Lily was having a conversation with Grandma and Aunt Sarah and Grandma said "Are you a princess Lily?" and she replied "No, I'm not a princess...I'm a piece of work!"
Hilarious! You can thank her daddy for that!




For the remainder of the week, we headed up to Uncle Doug and Aunt Liz's beautiful new home on Lake Millerton. Justin headed up a day early and visited King's Canyon, then as a family we spent a day on the "Party Barge" and headed up the last day to Yosemite National Park.
Phew! It was a busy trip, but oh so much fun! Lily was such a trooper, as usual. She just blends right in and goes with the flow. We couldn't ask for anything more.
Another great time with family and friends on the West Coast!