California for Shayla and Kevin's wedding!

Bride and Groom

     Yes, I finally got to go to California for the first time in my life. Truth be told I did not care for California. One, because the people there are just RUDE! They run into you cut in front of you without saying sorry or excuse me. Two, everything is overpriced. Three, EVERYONE has a dog and they bring them with them everywhere, we were in a upper class mall and people were bringing their dogs into the food court... DISGUSTING! Four, the traffic, parking and drivers suck!
     I did LOVE the ocean though! We had a lot of fun while we were there. Preston had never played in an ocean so this was a first for him and he enjoyed it so so so much!

Aunt Shayla and Uncle Kevin with nieces and nephews

Little sister and I

The Smith Family

     Before I finish about the trip I have to tell you about Shayla and Kevin's wedding. The wedding was amazing and the reception was too adorable. I wish I was as creative as my little sister. I do have to admit though that I got a little emotional because this is my "little sister" but it kind of hit me when I saw her in her wedding dress I thought I was going to bawl my eyes out! The day after the wedding and reception is when we decided to to go the beach. It was so fun I loved the sand and the water. I got far enough out where I couldn't touch the ground. Preston, Steve and Jere were having a contest to see who could go out the farthest... needless to say Preston won. Preston lost his sunglasses in the ocean. I did too but it was kind of funny... after I lost them Preston stepped on something so he limped back to shore to make sure he wasn't bleeding then he headed back out into the ocean. He went to the spot where he had stepped on something, he bent down and picked up what he stepped on which happened to be my SUNGLASSES! I thought that was pretty awesome!
     We also visited Magic Mountain! That was fun, just seeing the kids laugh and wanting to be dare devils! We rode a lot of rides and had a lot of fun even though it was super hot and humid! While we were there Preston and I took an old time picture, which was fun.

Airplane!

Husband with Roy Rogers

     One night we went to the Hollywood walk of fame. That was fun for everyone. The kids loved all the people dressed up as super hero's. I though it was fun just watching all the weird and different people (there were a lot of them.) Our family also drove down Rodeo drive and drove through Beverly Hills. The only famous people we saw were Chef Ramsey and Josh Flagg (Million Dollar Listing). That was exciting and something I could cross off my bucket list! Did I mention this was Preston's first time ever being in an airplane?! He LOVED it! The flight there wasn't bad but on the way back the turbulence was so bad! It felt like we were going to just drop out of the sky! I think Preston was a little bit nervous even though he won't admit it!

Husband looking pretty calm!

Husband and I on Santa Monica Pier

Husband on Hollywood walk of fame

Parent's on Santa Monica Pier

2 story carousel

  On Monday the 30th of July we arrived back in Denver.  We then drove back to Sterling with my parent's and stayed there a few days. While we were there we took a little trip to Cabela's in Sidney, Nebraska. Husband and I have both been there before but we haven't been there together so we decided to go just for a little day trip. That was really fun for us. After about a week and half of vacation we had to go back to work. But We all had fun! It was really nice to spend time with my siblings, nieces, nephews and my parents!
    

Me being eaten by a Polar Bear at Cabela's