the last hoo-rah

we decided to squeeze one more summer vacay in before school starts.

so off to newport beach, california we went (minus the husband who had to stay home and work)

i went with my family and my sister danielle who flew in from boston.

it was so nice for all the "daley" cousins to be together and get to hang out

on the beach for a whole week together.

we enjoyed the cooler weather, took night bike rides to balboa island for tasty frozen bananas and famous balboa bars, played on the beach, relaxed and for those who dared, played in the freezing cold waters of the pacific ocean.

little miss ava taking a ride on the ferry boat to balboa island.

eden manhandling her frozen banana with rainow sprinkles.

kayda, hannah, ava, danielle, aubrie.

ava showing off her bay watch moves.

eden. (a.k.a. maggie simpson)

jack riding the ferris wheel at the balbao fun zone.

rides are way more fun when your hands touch the sky.

the sand monster.

(david, lexi, sydney, aubrie, hannah, c.j., jack, ava, eden)

all the cousins.

some happy. some not so much. and some shivering.

cleaning house

ava and eden taking the vacuum for a ride.

and who says cleaning isn't any fun?

here we are again

where: rocky point, mexico.

when: summer july 7-11, 2010.

what: kick'n back, crab fish'n, swim'n, eat'n, splash'n, hav'n a good ol' time in the sun. that's what.

we played all day, from sun up to sun down.

we would watch in amazement as the tide rolled in and then back out again.

on the last day, the water came all the way up to the steps of the cabin.

it was great.

talk about beach front property.

summer in mexico is where it's at.

(and where we're at.)

me, building sand tunnels for jack's cars. beacuse that's the kind of mom i am.

one bite for me. one bite for you.

eden sharing her rice krispie treat with here papa.

sandy beach:

where the waves are roar'n and the local venders are persistant.

no, for the billionth time, we don't want another bracelet or wooden bobblehead animal that my kid will break in 5 seconds.

mexico makes us smile.

fourth of july

the 4th of july.

before going to church pictures.

throwing pop rocks.

hours of fun or until you run out of pop rocks.

watching the firework show in mesa.

red faces and a swim meet

jack had has last official swim meet of the summer.

he was branded with a williams field barracuda tatoo.

he was very proud of it too.

it's a special one that doesn't come off in the water, so he says.

Q. what does a thursday evening swim meet in july and arizona have in common?

A. red faces.

it was a bazillion gazillion degrees.

poor eden was thankfully distracted with pringles and apricots.

either that or she was just having the life sucked out of her from all the heat.

nonetheless, jack rocked in the butterfly but took it easy in the freestyle.

ready.

set.

go.