Family Vacation

Oceanside,California

That is where we have been hiding for the last little bit. Every year my entire family go to California for a vacation and some cousin time.I took so many pictures and had so much fun. However Bret couldn't go due to school and work. So that left me with 5 kids ages 2,2,4,6,8. It was totally exhausting and crazy, but all in all we had a great time. I brought along with me my babysitter Carly who is like a 2nd mother to the twins. So having her was very helpful.

Where is Corbin........Oh he is the one getting buried in the sand by his Uncle Spencer with the PINK floaties. My mom got them for him so we could pick him out of all the other kids. And yes it worked.

So I took the 3 older kids to Legoland for the day. We had so much fun. My mom,dad, and sister-in-law Jenny watched the twins for me(Thanks:). We rode on all the rides and Corbin road on his first roller coaster. I have never laughed so hard.

It's a good thing Corbin doesn't have his license yet. He got in a little fender bender.

So I am not usually one of those who lets the kids get there faces painted, cause I find it to be a little to messy. However I decided I needed to let them have as much fun as possible and get whatever they wanted. Sam and Emma got the swan's,Corbin got spider-man(just in case you couldn't tell), and my niece Annelise got a pink cat. Wouldn't ya know that Corbin started crying about 45 minutes after we got his painted and so his started to smear. Of course I thought it was so funny so I had to take a picture

One night all the ADULTS got to go out to dinner. We went to a mexican restaurant called "El Indigo" that was in San Diego. My brother Spencer found it by watching the Food Network Channel(yes Spencer watches it,but he likes to find all the good places to eat). I say YAY Spencer.

THE AMAZING SINGLETON RACE 2008

So let me explain what this is. My mom about 3 years ago had us all go on an amazing singleton race in California. It is were your own family pile into your car and you get a clue. You then all race to get to that place so that you can get the next clue. Anyways 3 years ago Jeff and Sara won(but if you asked Spencer and Jenny they really won it). So this year Jeff and Sara hosted the 2nd Amazing Singleton Race. So we went all over getting clues(or lost if you were in my car). It was so fun. We ate at a bakery,got a root beer float, saw some historical site, and ended in La Jolla California for the night. Where later on that evening we all got together for dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and Jeff and Sara gave out the awards. So here they are: Spencer and Jenny got 1st, My parents, Quinnelly and Zane(Q and Zane road with them since there parents were in charge) got 2nd, my sister Lisa and Doug got 3rd, and yep you guessed it.... Me and the kids got last(4th). But we still had fun. I found it really hard to have 5 kids in a car while trying find the next clue, then reading a map, then calling to tell them you are lost, then reading the map again, then getting on the wrong freeway, then reading the map, then getting all the kids under control, then reading a map again. Wow it was hard, but we did survive and we are determined to get better.

I really need to thank all my family for helping me with my kids. I truly couldn't have done it with out them. My brothers and there wives took the kids boogie boarding(since I have a fear of sharks),my mom and dad had sleep overs at there condo, Carly helped supervise with the swimming and not letting anyone drown. I love my family and I am very thankful to have them in my life. Thanks again. I also want to say how much we missed my brother Robert,Amy,Courtney,Tate, and Danica this year. Oh yeah and we totally missed my husband Bret.Maybe if they came I wouldn't of been in last place. Yay right.