Fun in the Sun!
This weekend we had great weather so we took advantage of it and played outdoors. Saturday we took the girls to Six Flags in Vallejo, CA (a little over an hour away). Unfortunately in our excitement to get in the park we forgot the camera in the car so no park pictures. =( However, we bought season passes so I'm sure pictures will make the blog sometime in the future.
Sunday afternoon we took the girls to the beach. Our neighbor was telling me he has seen a lot of star fish at this specific beach so we set out in hopes to see star fish, but no luck. Oh well, we still had a wonderful afternoon exploring tidal pools, wading in the water, walking in the sand, and soaking up the sun.






























Hailey's First Flight
These are a little overdue, but I thought I'd throw them on anyway. The girls were so excited to fly home for the weekend. They both did fabulous on the flight. Hailey was fascinated at the airport; she just sat staring out the window saying "airplane, airplane." Taylor was excellent on the flight. Hailey got a little bored by the end and several times she declared she was "all done" but overall she did a great job on her first flight.

















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