Why Dad's are GREAT!

I Love EVERYTHING about the beach. The sun, the sand, the water...what else do you need in life? Almost every morning when I get up I ask my mom if we are going to the beach. A couple weekends ago I found out just how much fun the beach can be when you have Dad along! Mom is pretty fun, but Dad is SUPER FUN!

Dad likes being in the water as much as I do, he's right behind me as I run into the waves.

Dad dug me a little pit...well it was big enough for me to stand in. We almost dug to China! There was even some water in the bottom. Dad also built a bunch of sand castles for me to smash. I will even forgive him for breaking my bucket:)

Dad took me out for some body surfing lessons (it was more like him pulling me up when the wave came so I didn't drown). We went waaaaayyy out into the water.

See my skills? I kept asking him to "dip" me down into the water.

I'm getting some kicking in here.

Dad, I love having you at the beach. Can we go again tomorrow?

Why don't I live here?

I got to spend another awesome week in Carlsbad with Paga, Mom, Dad, Cuz, and Aunt Shalaine. We had so much fun! Cuz and I really got a chance to perfect our swimming skills in the pool as well as work on our tans. Aunt Lou Ann, Uncle Jon, Jamie, Corrie, Curran, and Luke also came down a couple days to swim with us. We had a BLAST!! Unfortunately Mom was being lazy with her picture taking, so we only have a few shots from the week. I wanted to show Cuz how fun the aquarium was, so I took him there. It was kind of a rough experience since it was close to our nap times:)

Look Cuz, there's a shark! Silly Paga is wearing Axel's hat while we check out the giant fish tank.

Aunt Shalaine and Cuz are looking in the tide pools. Too bad the Lobsters weren't out! We even saw a tide pool feeding....yeah, it's about as exciting as it sounds:)

Paga and I are checking out the fish. I think the tide pools are my favorite part of the aquarium. I got to touch a real star fish!

Aunt Shalaine and Cuz had an unfortunate accident with a hot dog at lunch. This is the before shot...

...and this is the after! Somehow half a hot dog, ketchup, and onions ended up on Mom's foot! Aunt Shalaine didn't get to eat her hot dog but Winston had a nice snack when we got home.

Poor Aunt Shalaine! Don't worry, we'll go back to the pool and it will be okay.

Happy Birthday America

To celebrate the country's big day, I did what any red blooded American boy would do: Swimming and Baseball! I went out to my Paga's house to go swimming with my cousins. It was pretty hot out there, but nice and refreshing in the pool.

Me, Corrie, Luke and Curran playing in the pool.

My brother Winston looked pretty hot so I was trying to cool him off with some nice splashes.

He finally did get in the pool! He swims almost as well as I do:)

Paga, Mom, Dad, and I went to the Angel's game. I had so much fun! I had lots of food and treats to eat, even the guys sitting behind us gave me snacks. No one can resist this face.

Mom and I grabbed some kettle corn on the way in. Between the sugar and the sips of Diet Coke I kept sneaking, I was pretty wired for the night.

There was an AWESOME fireworks show after the game. It was the first one I've ever seen and I couldn't take my eyes off of it! It was much better than the little fireworks my dad set off in our courtyard. I can hardly wait for next year, Happy Birthday America!

Root, Root, Root for the ANGELS!

Hooray! I got to go to my first Angels game of the year. I wasn't in Paga's awesome seats, but my Uncle Boyd's seats have their perks too: the chairs are padded and they serve you in your seats...pretty cool! The Angels played the San Diego Padres and blew them out of the water, all in about 2 1/2 hours. It was a great game and I can't wait to go again.

Dad and I watch Tori Hunter's third home run.

All kids got a free Rally Monkey paddle ball game...Mom and Dad were jealous.

Can I just jump down to the field from here?

Dad and I getting our beauty shot.

ALOHA!

Hey everyone, I just got pack from the most fun trip with my Paga and Mom. We went to HAWAII! I know, I'm the luckiest kid ever. Not only did I get to spend more time with my Paga, but I got to visit my cousins that live in Hawaii. Oh, and the fruit smoothies by the pool weren't so bad either! Here are some pictures from my awesome trip.

Ohhhh Paga, I'm not so sure about this airplane! I did survive the flight...probably because Paga surprised us with first class tickets! How can my parents ever top this?

The whole reason we went was to be there for my cousin Enna's baptism. It was cool to see her get baptised. I told mom I want to be baptised in Hawaii too!

This is part of the AWESOME pool at the hotel. I spent hours and hours there everyday. I'm standing by the shallow end that has a sandy bottom. Not only was it shallow enough for me to walk around in, but they also had tons off sand toys to play with.

Cozi, Catie, Enna, and Bria are playing with me in another cool part of the pool. All this water kept shooting up...I call it the water fountain:) Nothing like a cool drink of pool water.

The pool had 2 water slides. A big one that the big kids got to go down, and this little one for me! I don't know if I liked the slide the best, or the 2 waterfalls coming down on either side of it.

Me and the girls (oh and Aunt Becky, Uncle Greg, Mom, and Paga) got out for a little Bubba Gumps. I could not get enough of the coconut shrimp, YUMMMMMM. I was also mesmerized by the light up cup my drink came in. It doesn't hurt that it's right on the beach and you can see the crashing waves around you. So cool!

Nothing washes down Bubba Gumps like shave ice! There were so many great flavors that I had to try a little of everyones.

We got up to Uncle Greg and Aunt Becky's ranch for a few days. I enjoyed a little tea party with my newest cousin Lucie. Isn't her little pony tail cute?

They have tons of animals. This is their pig cheezers. I wasn't too sure about this big hairy guy. Doesn't look like the cute pink pigs in my books!

They also have a cow, Daisy Mae. Paga and Mom got to milk her with Uncle Greg. I guess we made her a little nervous because she ended up kicking Mom off the stool, kicking over and denting the milk bucket, and Mom and the cow ended up on the ground. Mom limped up to the house but was fine. I'm not so sure I will be milking a cow in the near future!

Me and my cousins are chilling at the ranch. I got to see one of their school plays on the last day I was there. it was so fun to be with them! Hopefully I can go back soon...what do you say Mom and Dad?:)

Hot Time in Aviara

So, people keep asking me where I got my amazing tan from...and this is where it all started! A few weeks ago Paga invited me and Mom and Dad to his time share in Carlsbad. I've been here before and LOVE it! I really had tons of fun this trip though. We did lots of fun thing--played in the pool, went shopping, out to eat, the aquarium, and the list goes on and on. I mostly liked it because I got to hang out with my Paga.

Even my brother Winston got to come. He loves lounging around too.

I spent almost every day in this pool. It's only 1 foot deep so I could play all I wanted without my Mom having to get in. I even had a friend who came in most days and played with me. He had some awesome water toys!

My Dad is giving me a dolphin ride. Slow down pops, I can't hold on!

Me and my Mom lounging by the pool waiting for some poolside lunch. Nothing beats chicken nuggets, fries, and chlorine.

This is from our trip to the aquarium in La Jolla. I was pretty ticked at my Mom in this shot because she wouldn't let me climb in the fountain.

Whoa, I've never seen so many fish in my life! Well, except for in the Nemo movie...and the Nemo submarines.

Dad let me play in the tide pools at the aquarium. I was soaking wet and LOVING it! They even had giant lobsters in one of the tide pools...I didn't get to play in that one.

AHHHHHH A SHARK IS EATING ME!!!!

Just kidding. I think the open black curtain gives it away:)

Of course I LOVE to eat. You don't get these thighs for free people. This is me and Paga at El Indio. Mmmmm, refried beans!

Can you tell I love fish? This is the Fish Market, I think I'm just happy to have my own cup....and bread.

Whether we were out to eat, at the aquarium, or in the pool...I had the best time because I was with my Paga!

Splash Down

Don't be jealous, but this is my awesome splash pool Mom and Dad got me. True, the hose water was quite chilly...but it was pretty hot outside. I'm not sure what I like the best--the slide, the shade canopy, the riding dolphin, or the ring toss! Needless to say my splash pool and I will be spending lots of time together this summer.

I can never pass up a slide...much less a whale slide!

This is one of the ring toss stars, it doubles as a spiffy hat.

Mmmmm, hose water.

Even my brother Winston loves it...that guy drank a lot of hose water!