Oceanside vaca

It had been awhile since all of my family had been together in one place so what did we do...went on a week vacation to Oceanside, CA. It was a week packed with fun, but no sun! We still managed to do a lot of things and have a great time. My pictures are totally backwards so we will start off with a picture of our newest member of the family, Bella. Some people in our ward found this dog and couldn't find the owner so instead of it going to the pound, she came to our home. She's loves to curl up with you and is potty trained so that's a plus.

Cody and Bella

We took a train to Old Town San Diego. The boys loved the train.


Porter and Cody taking the train

There were a few moments of quiet like when some of the boys were being entertained by their DS and Grandpa Bell watching them.

We took a trip to Sea World

Daniel was able to spend his birthday at Sea World (what a good sport) and actually got pulled up into the front of the audience in one show. What fun to be embarrassed on your birthday. But he was awesome and we all had a good laugh.

The boys enjoyed the shark tank

The boys watching the fish and sharks

Unfortunately the sun didn't show it's face much but we were walking distance away from the beach and got to come out and see the waves every morning. The boys also had a couple of days of surfing.

The condo had a cute little park where we were able to let the kids loose and expend some energy, so the kids would go to bed and the grown ups could play some games!

The coffee table made a great race track for the boys. They spent a lot of time racing

The condo had a small pool for the kids, but the boys and their dad's and uncle Colby were able to have a great time there.

We did make it to the beach one day but it was a tad chilly.

All of the crazy kids loved to ride the elevator and push the buttons.

Fun times waiting for the elevator.

Other activities: working out in the fitness room, firing poppers off in the parking lot, yummy ice cream, eating at a good pizzeria, lots of pool time, lots of hot tub time, birthday celebration for Daniel with ice cream cake, winning blow up hammers on a mini race track, some wrestling with cousins, some arguing with cousins, most importantly, spending much needed time with Grandma and Grandpa Bell.

Thanks Mom and Dad for planning the vacation. We had a great time!