Family Fun

Well, as some of you probably know I went up to Yuba City last week to spend time with my family. I got up there on Saturday just in time to set up the last of 3 tents in the back yard so that everyone would have a place to sleep. I wasn't able to stay as long as I thought, but it was fun while it lasted. On Saturday and Sunday we just hung out, ate, chatted, and laughed at the little kids - oh and of course played games. It's pretty much an unwritten rule that when our family gets together we spend a lot of the time playing games! It was a lot of fun, and a lot of crazy. We had all of our 8 siblings there plus all of our children. It was the first time that we had so many people together, we were missing 2 spouses but everyone else was there. There was a total of 19 of us!!! So, if that "gong show" wasn't enough we had decide that on Monday we were going to take it down to the beach and the boardwalk in Santa Cruz. Everyone was able to go except my sister Brie who couldn't get out of work. So Monday we left about 11:30 I think, and got to the beach to find perfect weather. The only weird thing was that there were absolutely no waves. I lived in Santa Cruz last summer and went to the beach a lot and I never saw the ocean as calm as it was on Monday. It was nice though, the weather was warm, there was a slight breeze and the water was wonderful. Some of the adults played a game of baseball, while others watched and played with kids. After the game was over me and my sister Ashely went swimming in the ocean. It was so nice. We just sat out in the ocean and floated and talked. We both wished there would have been more waves so we could have played in it, but I guess it was nice just to bob. I could have spent the rest of the day in the water, but Austin woke up from his nap screaming and by the time I got him calmed down everyone was ready to go back to the cars to change for the boardwalk. The boardwalk was a lot of fun. I went on one roller coaster "The Big Dipper" and it was great! I don't even remember the last time I went on a roller coaster. Ashley and I got to sit in the front seat, it was so much fun!!! The rest of the time I just walked around with Grandma and Grandpa, pushing Austin and watching all the grandkids ride rides. They had a great time! We ended up leaving the park at around 10:00 and luckily I wasn't driving because I wouldn't have made it, I would have ended up crashing at my in-laws, but everyone made it home in one piece. It was a great day and one that I am sure i will remember for quite a while.