After the marathon, we headed south to Vegas and area. Bry had a work conference for a few days. We met up w/ our good friends the Ryggs for some skiing action. It was so perfect. The water was so warm and glassy. That is going to have to be a new post marathon tradition. Thanks guys! Neisha gave me some real competition out there on the ski... and Blakely was so brave wake surfing w/ Maury. They even have a video of it on facebook, I'll try and post.
We have a neighborhood playgroup and we decided to head to Silver Lake for the pretty leaves. It was a fun day for all and the colors were beautiful.
Bryan is a very cute dad. He gives me breaks every once in awhile and takes the girls on daddy-dates. This day he took the girls to the witches at Gardner Village. We love to go here every year and see the funny witches.
Rasmussen Farms sell their pumpkins @ grandma Ramona's house. We went in our costumes for fun and finished up at Lou Lou's for a party...
Below I've documented our trip to California with the Sheppard side. It is a great trip that we take every couple of years. Here are a few shots: The last night we were there Lindsee, Grant, Amy and girls... Emma, Blakely and Abby were lucky enough to go to Wicked in Hollywood. It was a lot of fun and such a great production. Blakely loved to get crashed in the waves w/ her dad... But, dad and Aram got turned away at the big wave spot of California called the Wedge. Here the lifeguard stops them before they plunge in... telling them they don't look like they are experienced enough and need fins! Grant snuck in before we all got there.. and survived. We also took the Balboa ferry accross Balboa Bay a few times on the trip. It is always a fun thing to do.
The beach closest to the Marriott where we stay is Crystal Cove. It is really pretty and natural. One morning we just walked down w/ the kids and played for awhile. Here cousin Carston is pushing his cart around the sand... loving it. And our other cousin Shep is loving the big waves and seaweed.
We spent a day at Disneyland with the troops and had a nice time. Some of the highlights were of course the princesses, and other characters. Blakely loved Space Mtn. and Abby loved Nemo and driving the cars w/ grandpa.
We tried to take a family picture on the beach... having white as the main color. We decided to not hire a photographer... but probably should have. The kids looked cute and Little Corona made a pretty backdrop. Cute kids!!!
We can never quite get enough sand in our shorts, boogie-boarding, and the like in. Here are a few of the happenings of a day at the beach...
The Sheppard's have a favorite vacation place every other year or so... Newport Beach, California. We love to go the first week of September when the weather is still so warm, the kids are back to school, thus... most of the crowds are gone. We swim at the pools, go to the beach, and sometimes get a park or two in. Lots of fun and thanks to Linda and Kelly for providing the lodging for a growing group!!!
We had a fun outing at Jordanelle waterskiing and torpedo-ing with the Sheppard side. It is always a blessed day for Amy when she gets to waterski again. (not picture here!)
