Day 2

I know you all were on the edge of your seats wondering what the heck we did on our second day of vacation. We slept in. This is the view from our room. See those 2 people by the lake? That's Max and Xander. Xander was catching fish with his bare hands. I kid you not. That boy is obsessed.

We decided to go to Newport on day 2. We went to the part closer to the Balboa Peninsula - which means the waves were breaking right on shore. When we got there Evan and I went for a long walk down to the shops while Ian and the boys boogie boarded. When I got back Ian had buried Ben and Xander in the sand.
Evan got some sweet shades.

Max loved running into and from the waves.

This was the day I got brave and swam in the ocean with Ben and Xander. We had a lot of fun screaming out stupid things like, "Rock and Roll!" or "Freedom!" and then we'd dive under waves or let the waves carry us to the shore. I'm pretty sure we were making spectacles of ourselves but hey, that's what I do best!

After we went back to the hotel, Xander, Max, Evan and I went to the biggest mall EVER. Seriously. And the boys didn't even appreciate it. Ben was sunburnt bad from literally spending 2 days in the ocean so Ian stayed back at the hotel with him. I swear I think I saw that kid for a total of 30 minutes when we were at the beach on both days combined. He's a fish!