Newport Beach 2009

Every summer we go to Newport Beach with my family. This was Wyatt's first LONG road trip and first beach vacation. We had such a blast! Wyatt loved spending time with the grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. He was always smiling...except when he was napping of course. I'll tell you-part of me wants to move to California because Wyatt slept like a champ for naps and bedtime. I was pleasantly surprised every day. My mom kept saying it was the sea air. We all had fun talking, hanging out, playing beach football, soaking in the rays of the sun, playing in the sand, going rollerblading, walks and runs on the boardwalk, bike rides, tennis, reading, eating to our hearts content, and games.

Wyatt did great in the car ride although he did have his moments. Well, actually, he didn't sleep much on the way there and I spent a lot of time playing with him in the back but he was pretty patient during the ride. On the way home he did much better. Plus, I didn't have to spend nearly as much time in the back seat. Can you tell someone had been crying?

We also got to spend a day at Disneyland. Wyatt was a trooper. He rode some rides, his favorites being the tram ride to the park and It's a Small World. He was a little scared of the dark rides but was enthralled with all the action the entire day. I was excited this year because last year I couldn't go on any of the really fun rides because I was pregnant so it was WAY more fun this year. Did you note the famous family tshirt? It was of Star Wars characters with some of my siblings faces on it. We all wore them to Disneyland. All the workers LOVED them and had a comment for us on almost every ride. Even Wyatt had a shirt. One passerby asked, "Are you guys a Star Wars club?"

A funny thing about Splash Mountain. I believe this is my first time on it because every time I have gone it was getting repaired, I had to leave early, pregnant, etc. So, this year my mom and I took some of the nieces and nephews. Little did I know that an adult had to be in front. My mom had already called the back. I was so nervous. It was so fun though. I think I got more wet on the ride then on the big hill at the end. You should see the picture. My mom and I are screaming for our lives and the kids are happy as can be. We took a picture of the screen so I'll post it when I get the picture from my mom.

Family pictures were also taken on the beach. Wyatt was a total cheeser with our little family photo but I forgot to suck in so not sure how that will turn out. I was so worried about how Wyatt was sitting and how my arm looked proping him up that I forgot to "think skinny." hehe He was super happy for our photos but for the big group photo was a crying mess. He even spit up all over!

Thanks, Mom and Hugh, for such a fun trip! We look forward to it every year.