Newport Beach

We went to California on vacation! Courtesy of Nana and Paw-paw and their Marriott timeshare, we had a great time. We tried to balance fun and excitement with trying to relax. They have so many great beaches, and all so different. The weather was fair, sometimes cool, but usually nice. Mason loved going to the beach, swimming in the pool, and playing with the Thomas trains at the resort activity center.


This is us biking at Huntington beach, aka "Surf City," which it definitely is, with a big pier, lots of shopping, and good waves. Erika didn't have any trouble riding with her big belly (though had sore legs!), and Mason loved being carted behind.


This was the closest Mason came to playing in the water, he was usually too afraid. He had a lot of fun playing in the sand and looking at the waves.


The happy family at Laguna Beach. We were exploring the rocks, looking for creatures.


Crystal Cove State Park had nice tide pools in which we found lots of neat things. Mason really loved looking at the anemonies, snails, and other stuff. He's quite the budding scientist!


We went to Seaworld, got to see Shamu and feed Manta rays. Mason was happiest with the toy shark Nana bought him!