"Summer, Summer, Summertime... And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime"

I have been trying to think of how I can make this a great post. With a cute theme and what not. I have been racking my brain and now it is already August and I still have not posted anything about our fun trip to Oceanside, California. So I decided to just let the pictures (of which I took at almost 600) be my theme of our "Summer, Summer, Summertime!"

Oceanside ~ 2013

Day 1

 The drive down

"Here it is the groove slightly transformed
Just a bit of a break from the norm
Just a little somethin' to break the monotony
Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be
A little bit out of control it's cool to dance
But what about the groove that soothes that moves romance
Give me a soft subtle mix
And if ain't broke then don't try to fix it
And think of the summers of the past
Adjust the base and let the alpine blast
Pop in my cd and let me run a rhyme
And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime"

 The first entry

 The second thought

The "FREEZING" cold water

The dancing to feel her legs again.

Yes that is the amazing beach house where we crash day in and day out (Are you jealous?)

Thank you so much John Barnes for working for such a cool dude who lets us play at his beach house so often!

 

The Family

 

Day 2

Getting dirty

Being pretty

Learning skills

Applying skills

Finding shells

Missing daddy

 "Calling Maybe" -

choreographed by Charity, danced by Afton and Emily, song by Carly Rae Jepsen

Watching trains

 

Day 3

Early morning Tether Ball competition

I swear I heard one of them say, "Your mom goes to college!"

 Early morning snuggle and talk reminding Jack that Daddy will be here in a few days.

 All ready for the evening

 Street Fair means good food!

 Jack had a churro that was bigger then him.

Mommy had donuts.

Afton had an ice cream, but I was on the phone with daddy and she ate it too fast for me to get her picture. :(

 Being silly waiting for the sunset.

 Missing Daddy

MELT

MY

HEART!

Staying up late with cousins!

 

Day 4

Playing catch with John

Playing catch UP with Angela aka World's Fastest RUNNER and Marathoner!

(BY the way, I have ZERO pictures of baby Eva. How did that happen?)

 

Day 5

"School is out and it's a sort of a buzz
A back then I didn't really know what it was
But now I see what have of this
The way that people respond to summer madness
The weather is hot and girls are dressing less
And checking out the fellas to tell 'em who's best."

 (Someone flies in who we are ALL very happy to see!)

 

Day 6

Just busy playing with Daddy!

Fun with Tanner!

Adult dinner - Thanks Tanner, Brenden and Dallin for watching ALL the little ones!

 So nice to have my sugar here, finally!

Day 7

On our last day we busted out the actual camera, not the phone! So there are lots of fun ones.

"J. A. C. K"

 The many faces of Afton!

From the front,

 From the back,

 From the front and back!

Grandma Joy and Grandpa Jerry

 

Clearly we had such a fun time! Each day was beautiful weather, filled with laughs and memories with each other. I am thankful to be a part of this family (Sadly, I did not take many pictures of the entire family that was there and am now feeling like a complete jerk). Thanks sugar for making that happen! I look forward to many more days of "Summer, Summer, Summertime" with you!

 

Will Smith said it best:

"There's an air of love and of happiness
And this is the fresh prince's new definition of summer madness."

 

Oceanside ~ 2013