Newport Beach

We were invited to spend a few days at Newport Beach with our friends. Her parents have a house there and it was great to have a meeting place, a bathroom (and if I had more time and energy a place to sleep- packing for 3 kids and work clothes for Bryan during the week was out of the question with all of our fast weekend trips this summer).
Tuesday, we made it down there with just enough time to play at the park at the pier and to eat dinner at Ruby's at the end of the pier. A few husbands were able to be there too, which helped with all the kids at dinner.
Wednesday, Abby picked us up and we spent a couple hours in the sand and then a little while at the house. Big A, Lil A and N were sliding down the sand and having a great time getting sand everywhere (notice N covered in sand in the photo).
All the kids played really well together and loved running around the house- from the outside courtyard to the inside (Beebe would have LOVED it). Abby and I were planning on leaving earlier but the kids were playing so well that we didn't even notice the time. We took the ferry and decided we are chickens but the boys seemed to like it, Big A called it the "car boat."
It was a great couple of days. Thanks Charise.